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19 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
Government Investigation Finds Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian Failed to Address Errors in Consumer Credit Reports
While certainly no surprise to attorneys like us who deal with these agencies all the time, it's nice to see the government start to take notice.
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6 min
19 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
With Four New Opinions, the CFPB Strengthens Legal Protections for Consumers under the FCRA
Consumer Attorneys: Legal Views on Consumer News
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11 min
18 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
Consumer Attorneys Wins Big Judgment in Credit Reporting Lawsuit Against Nissan
Consumer Attorneys Wins a Big Judgment Against Nissan for Credit Reporting Errors that Tanked a Mortgage Application
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11 min
17 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
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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6 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
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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11 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
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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11 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
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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11 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
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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3 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
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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11 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
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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4 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
How has COVID-19 impacted credit reporting errors?
Amongst the many issues created by the pandemic, credit reporting mistakes are multiplying in the wake of new legislation and policy.
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6 min
11 Sep, 2025
Meir Rubinov
FCRA Investigations and the Fourth Circuit: What Roberts v. Carter-Young Really Means
The Fourth Circuit’s Take on FCRA Investigations: Why the “Objectively and Readily Verifiable” Standard Should Not Undermine § 1681s-2(b)
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4 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
CFPB Orders TD Bank to Pay $28 million
Accurate Data is Your Right! If Places Like TD Bank Won’t Do the Right Thing, the CFPB and Consumer Attorneys Make Them.
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3 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
CFPB and FTC Take Action Against TransUnion Under the FCRA
Consumer Attorneys: Legal Views on Consumer News
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8 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
Now What: 10 Steps to Protect Yourself in the Wake of the National Public Data Breach
Save Yourself From The Social Security Number Data Breach. Learn What Happened and What to Do Next.
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2 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
Top 10 Consumer Protection Stories of 2024
Consumer protection issues, stories, and events took the spotlight in 2024! Find out which ones were the hottest.
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4 min
11 Sep, 2025
Daniel Cohen
What's Worse Than a Plague?
A letter from our founder, Daniel Cohen
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11 min
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