FCRA
Pandemic Not Keeping Plaintiffs From Filing Suits: WebRecon
Even a global pandemic can't keep individuals from filing lawsuits against collection agencies. While a record number of co-plaintiffs in...
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CFPB Reaches Settlement With Debt Relief Companies, Will Pay $450k of $18M Fine
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday announced an $18 million settlement and stipulated final judgment -- most which has been...
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Appeals Court Upholds Ruling in FCRA Case Over Alleged Illegal Debt
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling in a class-action Fair Credit Reporting Act suit,...
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State AGs Appeal to Credit Bureaus to Comply With FCRA, CARES Act
After not getting the answer they were looking for from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a group of two dozen...
Read moreDetailsAppeals Court Affirms Ruling for Defense in FCRA Case
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that an employer does not violate the Fair...
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Lawsuit Totals Drop in March, But Less Than Expected
Even though the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down the country for the second half of March, the number of lawsuits...
Read moreDetailsAppeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment in FCRA Case
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court's grant of summary judgment in favor of...
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Supreme Court Denies Petition to Hear Arguments in FCRA Case
The Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear arguments in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case in which the plaintiff sued...
Read moreDetailsState AGs Ask CFPB to Withdraw Credit Reporting Guidance
Attorneys general from nearly two dozen states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico wrote a letter yesterday to Kathleen...
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Bill Introduced in Congress to Amend FCRA, FDCPA
A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would amend both the Fair Credit Reporting Act and...
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