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How Long Does a Background Check Take?
Consumer Attorneys explains the time it takes for background checks to complete and what you can expect along the way.
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What does Postmates look for in a background check?
A background check by Postmates focuses on two elements
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In the News: Changes by Credit Reporting Bureaus Could Wipe Your Medical Debt From Your Credit Report
Up to 70% of medical debt will be removed from Americans' credit reports starting July 2022
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What is a good credit score for a 30-year-old?
See what, if any, is the ideal credit score for someone who is 30 years old.
It’s natural for us, as humans, to compare things. We compare everything from clothes to cars.
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Can I Sue For False Debt Collection?
You obeyed the rules and paid your debts. But you got sent to collections anyway. Creditors need to play by the rules, too.
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Credit reporting errors strike victims when they least expect it
Consumer Attorneys has helped countless victims of credit reporting inaccuracies and is here for you.
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Accurate Examples of Fair Credit Reporting Act Violations
We’ve Got the Top 10 Examples of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Violations. Learn How to Fight Back!
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All You Need to Know about Kroll Background Checks
Kroll background checks reduce risks for employers. But sometimes, reporting errors harm job candidates instead.
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What is at risk when someone steals your identity?
The dangers of identity theft
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The CRA Circle of Sharks
This is the (sadly typical) story of one of our clients and her struggles with inaccurate information appearing in background reports from no less than 5 different credit reporting agencies
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The Bellwether of an Ailing Nation
Yet another example of a credit bureau (ACCURATE BACKGROUND LLC , in this case) shamelessly ruining someone's life with their carelessness and indifference
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Pushed to the Edge for Profit
Yet another story of an uncaring credit agency ruining someone's life with their inept practices and incompetence, this time it's RealPage
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Why Vietnamese US Citizens Are Vulnerable to Identity Theft and Background Report Errors
In yet another example of the carelessness of the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA’s), Vietnamese Americans have an increased risk of reporting errors because they don’t have that many names to go around.
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How Credit Reporting Agencies Ruin People's Lives
Like some kind of financial long Covid, when credit reporting agencies and background check companies like On Site LLC don’t fix their mistakes (even after agreeing to and paying a cash settlement) the result is on-going suffering that never ends, like a festering wound.
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What is a credit card hardship program?
It can help you out in tough times
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Is a formal loan application necessary to establish damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
In some situations, no.
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What amounts to a reasonable investigation by a furnisher?
The reasonableness of the investigation depends on the circumstances of a case
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How an Equifax Coding Blunder Led to Millions of Incorrect Credit Scores Issued to Lenders
Equifax Coding Snag Led to Millions of Erroneous Credit Scores Issued to Lenders
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Scam Likely: New Study Shows That Older Adults Aren’t the True Victims of Online Shopping Scams
It turns out that younger, supposedly more tech savvy consumers are actually in the majority.
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False OFAC Alert on Credit Report: How to Solve Error?
If you had the misfortune of being erroneously flagged as a terrorist on your credit report, you need to read this.
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People who serve in the military have an increased risk of Identity theft and credit reporting errors
In 2021, service-members, veterans, and military family members reported nearly 50,000 cases of identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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26 May, 2026
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Failed a Checkr Background Check Because of Wrong Information?
Failed a Checkr background check? Learn how to identify errors, dispute false information, and protect your rights under the FCRA.
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26 May, 2026
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Common Background Check Errors and Mistakes (With Real Examples)
Background check errors happen way more often than the screening industry would have you believe. Here’s a number that feels quite uncomfortable: a 2024 study published in Criminology found that 60% of participants had at least one false-positive error on a regulated background check report. Sixty percent. That’s not some rare glitch in the matrix. That’s the baseline.
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22 May, 2026
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How to Dispute a Failed Background Check (and Fix Errors in Your Report)
Everything you need to know to dispute a background check. Errors are more common than you think. Know what to do!
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22 May, 2026
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Checkr Lawsuit: How to Fight Background Check Errors and Get Justice
Checkr background check mistakes can cost you your job. Find out how to fight back, correct errors, and claim compensation under federal law.
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