Current Events and Consumer News

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.

Consumer Attorneys: Legal Views on Consumer News

Consumer Attorneys Wins a Big Judgment Against Nissan for Credit Reporting Errors that Tanked a Mortgage Application

Up to 70% of medical debt will be removed from Americans' credit reports starting July 2022

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

Yet another example of a credit bureau (ACCURATE BACKGROUND LLC , in this case) shamelessly ruining someone's life with their carelessness and indifference

Yet another story of an uncaring credit agency ruining someone's life with their inept practices and incompetence, this time it's RealPage

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.

Equifax Coding Snag Led to Millions of Erroneous Credit Scores Issued to Lenders

In 2021, service-members, veterans, and military family members reported nearly 50,000 cases of identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The Fourth Circuit’s Take on FCRA Investigations: Why the “Objectively and Readily Verifiable” Standard Should Not Undermine § 1681s-2(b)

Accurate Data is Your Right! If Places Like TD Bank Won’t Do the Right Thing, the CFPB and Consumer Attorneys Make Them.