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A Deep Dive into the CFPB's Suit Against Lexington Law Targeting the Credit Repair Organization’s Marketing Practices

6 May 2019

Breakdown of Four New Requirements for Collecting Medical Debt in the State of Washington

1 May 2019

Court Compels Lexington Law to Produce Client Communications Related to Generating Credit Dispute Letters

23 April 2019

Credit Reporting Debts in Bankruptcy: Deluge of Recent Lawsuits Reveals Risks for Financial Industry

16 April 2019

Credit Report Inquiry Could Be a Third Party Communication That Violates the FDCPA, Says N.D. Ohio

11 April 2019

Complaint Data Trends and Limitations: Three Take-Aways From the CFPB's Annual Consumer Response Report

3 April 2019

House Holds Hearing on Proposed Expansive FCRA Changes

2 April 2019

Divided Ninth Circuit Rejects Standing for Plaintiffs Alleging Inaccurate Credit Reports

27 March 2019

FDCPA Violation Contrived by Consumer and Attorney? Doesn't Matter, N.D. Ill. Refuses to Find an “Unclean Hands” Defense for Debt Collector

19 March 2019

CFPB Publishes its Fall 2018 Semi-Annual Report: Credit Invisibility, Mortgage Shopping, Consumer Complaints, and a Laundry List of Enforcement Actions

27 February 2019

What You May Not Know About The Practice of "Pay-for-Delete"

14 February 2019

Reasonable Investigation Under FCRA: Two Times Might Not Be a Charm

22 January 2019

New York Fed Report Shows Decline in Collection Accounts... Or Does It?

20 November 2018

Presentation Highlights Emerging Trends, Innovation, and Robocall Blocking at TransUnion's Third Party Conference

12 November 2018

BCFP Releases Complaints Snapshot, Debt Collection No Longer No. 1

25 October 2018

BCFP Issues Interim Rule with New High Reading Level Model Disclosures for FCRA Security Freeze and ID Theft

13 September 2018

NY Fed Report Shows Sharp Decline in Collection Accounts on Credit Reports due to NCAP, but Expects Increase in Future

15 August 2018

CRA, Collection Agency Prevail in June FCRA Case

19 July 2018

Reduce Consumer Credit Reporting Disputes by Improving Your Data’s Accuracy with these 5 Steps

10 July 2018

FDCPA Caselaw Review for May 2018

12 June 2018