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Court Dismissed Customer's Libel Claim Based On Credit Report

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 5/13/2013

In Meisel v. U.S. Bank, Meisel was a customer of U.S. Bank who found an original signed payroll check dated several years earlier from his former employer. No. 05-11-01336-CV, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 1740 (Tex. App.—Dallas...more

Global Connection - May 2013: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down $45 Million Class Action Settlement and Issues Warning About Use of...

by Daniel Huitink | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 5/9/2013

Citing a conflict of interest between class representatives and a class, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently invalidated a $45 million class action settlement that had previously been approved by the district court....more

Tenth Circuit Holds Affidavit Sufficient To Avoid Summary Judgment On FCRA Emotional Damage Claim

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/7/2013

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court’s award of summary judgment to a mortgage servicer who provided a negative credit report after the borrower...more

Mortgage Banking Update: 10th Circuit: Law Firm Not Required To Flag Erroneous Credit Reports in Foreclosure Proceeding

by Ethan Chernin, Anthony Kaye, Kristen Rajagopal | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/3/2013

A law firm hired to foreclose on a property was not required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to inform a credit reporting agency of erroneously negative credit reports on the borrower, even if the firm...more

Colorado is the Latest and Ninth State to Enact Legislation Restricting the Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes

by Rod Fliegel, Philip Gordon, Jennifer Mora | Littler on 4/29/2013

On April 19, 2013, Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper signed into law Senate Bill 13-018 (the "Employment Opportunity Act"), which will significantly restrict the ability of Colorado employers to use “consumer credit...more

New York City Council and Bloomberg Administration Clash over Proposal to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Credit...

by Fredric Leffler, Lawrence Lorber, Marc Mandelman, Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein, Leslie Silverman, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/16/2013

On May 15, 2012, the New York City Council proposed Int. #0857-2012 (the Proposal), which would amend the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to prohibit discrimination against job applicants and employees based on their...more

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Court Dismissed Customer's Libel Claim Based On Credit Report

Global Connection - May 2013: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down $45 Million Class Action Settlement and Issues Warning About Use of...

Tenth Circuit Holds Affidavit Sufficient To Avoid Summary Judgment On FCRA Emotional Damage Claim

Mortgage Banking Update: 10th Circuit: Law Firm Not Required To Flag Erroneous Credit Reports in Foreclosure Proceeding

Colorado is the Latest and Ninth State to Enact Legislation Restricting the Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes

New York City Council and Bloomberg Administration Clash over Proposal to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Credit...

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CFPB Expands Public Consumer Complaint Database

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Financial Services Report - Spring 2013

Court Throws Out EEOC’s Challenge to Use of Credit Information in Hiring

FTC Releases 2012 Annual Report of Consumer Complaints

Federal Court Holds Credit Furnisher Must Show Proof Of Investigation Of Consumer Dispute Under FCRA

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 11‚ 2013

Democratic Senators Urge Further Action On Credit Reporting

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Employers Should Use Revised FCRA Disclosure for Employees and Job Applicants

New Federal Agency Rings In The New Year With New FCRA Background Check Forms

Employers Must Use Revised FCRA Notices

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