FCRA

In a case that was defended by David Schultz and the team at Hinshaw Culbertson, a District Court judge in Arizona has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was accused in a class action of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act for accessing an individual’s credit report …

Statutory penalties under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act should be tied to inflation and are being devalued because they represent monetary amounts that have not kept up with the times, according to an essay published by the National Association of Consumer Advocates. The …

Companies that collect medical debt were put on notice yesterday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make sure that the debts they are trying to collect are not prohibited under the recently enacted No Surprises Act. Collectors that attempt to collect debts that exceed the amount permitted under the …

The three major credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — are not treating consumers fairly, which is resulting in consumers suffering “serious harms,” according to a report issued yesterday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The report, along with pointing out how the three major bureaus are failing …

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Perhaps it’s only fitting around the holidays that the monthly chart published by WebRecon detailing the number of lawsuits filed against companies in the accounts receivable management industry and the number of complaints filed by consumers with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have a fair bit of both red and …

This is a case that should look familiar to anyone who has ever played a game of telephone and learned why firsthand if you need to pass on a message, it’s best delivered to the source, instead of an intermediary. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower …

In a case that was defended by the team at Malone Frost Martin, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act for accessing an individual’s credit information …

Consumers continued to appear to have opposing reactions to their interactions with companies in the accounts receivable management industry in October, with fewer consumers complaining to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but more consumers filing lawsuits, according to data released yesterday by WebRecon. WebRecon did note that the number of …

Is it possible for an individual to sue a debt collector for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for allegedly attempting to collect a debt that the individual believes he did not owe, when the individual took no action against the original creditor for …