Consumer Reports

FTC Sends FCRA Warning to Providers of Rental Histories

by John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mercedes Kelley Tunstall | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/11/2013

The Federal Trade Commission continues to keep Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) enforcement at the forefront of its activities, as shown by its recent warnings to operators of six websites that provide information about...more

Democratic Senators Urge Further Action On Credit Reporting

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/26/2013

On February 15, Senate Banking Committee members Mark Warner (D-VA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the CFPB and the FTC following up on the agencies’ recent reports regarding the consumer reporting market. ...more

New Fair Credit Reporting Act Form For Employers

by Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/19/2013

Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the responsibility for interpreting and enforcing the Fair...more

Employers Faced January 1, 2013, Deadline to Update Fair Credit Reporting Act Notice

by Nikole Mergo | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/18/2013

Originally published in SC Bar's Employment and Labor Law Newsletter: Winter 2013 on February 15, 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, there was a new form that employers must provide prospective or current employees when...more

New Year Brings New FCRA Forms for Employers and Possibly Additional Notification Requirements

by Lisa E. Cleary, Nivritha Ketty, Adam Pinto, Catherine A. Williams | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 2/7/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the primary enforcer of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rang in the new year by issuing new forms for users of consumer reports. Copies of the forms that went into effect...more

Shhhhh! There is an Employee Misconduct Investigation Going On!

by Kelly Scott | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 10/22/2012

An employer hires an outside investigator to examine allegations of employee misconduct. Is the employer required to obtain permission from the employee who is the subject of the investigation? The Federal Trade Commission...more

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