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Consumer Reporting Agency

4 published works

  1. Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor

    Illinois Passes Legislation to Ban Reporting of Medical Debt

    By David N. Anthony, Stefanie Jackman, Ethan G. Ostroff, Chris Capurso

    On May 16, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 2933. The bill amends the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act making it unlawful for a consumer reporting…

  2. Privacy World

    Use of OFAC Data in Spotlight: Consumer Reporting Agency Sued Again for False Positive Terrorist Watch List Data in Consumer Reports

    By Glenn A. Brown, Angelo Carosio

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) maintains the Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) list, which is published to identify suspected terrorists and other bad actors. …

  3. Privacy World

    FCRA Case Addressing Definition of “Consumer Report” Headed to the Jury

    By Glenn A. Brown

    In a recent single-plaintiff federal case in the Northern District of Georgia alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (the “FCRA”), the court helpfully explored the contours of what…

  4. Banking, Finance and Securities

    Verification of Disputed Debt in Response to Credit Reporting Agency Inquiry Does Not Constitute Communication “In Connection with the Collection of Any Debt”

    By David N. Anthony

    The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving a debt collector that had verified the existence of a debt in response to a consumer reporting agency’s inquiry,…