Other Consumer Protection Cases and Your Rights

The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) empowers consumers to recover “actual damages” for violations of its provisions. Because “actual damages” isn’t limited by statute to just economic loss, courts have recognized that non-economic harms like emotional distress may be compensable. Learn how this interpretation strengthens consumer rights and what it could mean for your case with Consumer Attorneys PLLC.

Credit reports quietly shape access to loans, housing, jobs, and insurance. Drawing on decades of government and consumer research, this article examines how common credit report errors really are, why they persist, and how inaccurate data continues to harm consumers’ lives.

What makes information a “consumer report” under the FCRA? This article breaks down the statute step by step, showing how purpose and use transform data into a regulated consumer report.

Learn about how the FCRA defines consumer reporting agencies and why function, not labels or disclaimers, determines coverage.