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Is it time to "tune up" your compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA")?

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In September 2021, the FTC approved technical changes to five regulations implementing the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB may not exercise any rulemaking, supervisory, enforcement or any...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FTC Approves 5 FCRA Rule Changes

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rulemaking on Sept. 8, 2021, clarifying that five Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rules for which it retains rulemaking authority will apply only to motor vehicle dealers....more

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FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to FCRA Rules for Motor Vehicle Dealers

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A&B ABstract: The FTC is seeking public comment on proposed changes to five FCRA rules aimed at clarifying that these rules, as promulgated by the FTC, apply only to motor vehicle dealers, as equivalent rules promulgated by...more

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'Everything but the Kitchen Sink' Complaints

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Some plaintiffs' lawyers operate on the theory that if you fling enough bovine byproduct against the barn wall, some of it will stick. They include in their complaints every possible claim, regardless of how tenuously those...more

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Court Finds Permissible Purpose Under FCRA, Despite Alleged Lack Of Consent

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The Eastern District of Wisconsin recently confirmed that the permissible purpose for obtaining a consumer credit report under FCRA is broad. In Long v. Bergstrom Victory Lane, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171750 (E. D. Wisc....more

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Looking Ahead: What the Auto Lending Industry Can Expect from the CFPB in 2016

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The CFPB's critics are getting louder, arbitration clauses are spending some time on the chopping block and credit reporting continues to garner more and more attention. These are all things we can expect to focus on this...more

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Furnishers Beware – CFPB Signals That Civil Penalties May Be Appropriate Even Without Any Actual Consumer Injury

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Yesterday, the CFPB announced a consent order with First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc., an auto finance company that both makes loans to consumers and purchases retail installment sale contracts from auto dealers....more

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