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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court gives preliminary approval to $11.5 million FCRA settlement

On January 6, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted preliminary approval of a $11.5 million settlement in a class action FCRA suit, resolving allegations that a credit reporting agency (CRA)...more

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2021 Year in Review: Consumer Finance

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[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more

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FTC Reaches Settlement With Debt Collection Company for “Debt Parking” Scheme

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On November 30, 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced ​that it had reached a settlement with a debt collection company for its “debt parking scheme” (also known as “passive debt collection”)​​ in which the company...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Déjà Vu: State AG Consumer Reporting Settlement Follows Landmark New York Agreement

On May 20, 2015, 31 states’ attorneys general settled with three major credit reporting agencies (CRAs) for six million dollars and commitments to make a number of changes to their business practices. With the exception of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NY Attorney General Enters into Far-Reaching Settlement with Largest Credit Reporting Agencies

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced that his office reached a landmark settlement with the nation’s three leading credit reporting agencies (CRAs) that will require them to significantly reform,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New York Attorney General and Credit Bureaus Reach Deal Affecting Furnishers of Information to Credit Bureaus

The New York Attorney General announced a settlement with credit bureaus Equifax, Experian and TransUnion regarding credit reporting policies and practices, including methods of addressing inaccuracies identified by...more

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

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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

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