On December 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered a consent order with a national credit reporting company, resolving allegations that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The credit reporting company is in the business of compiling and reselling consumer credit reports to financial service providers, such as…
On November 3, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Supervisory Highlights report detailing the Bureau’s supervision efforts for May through August of 2015. The report summarizes the violations of consumer protection laws the Bureau observed during the four-month period and identifies the areas in which the Bureau has…
On September 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had entered a stipulated order with the financing arm of a Texas auto dealer to settle allegations regarding the auto dealer’s credit reporting practices. In its simultaneously filed complaint, the FTC alleged that the auto dealer violated the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Fair Credit…
On August 4, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a settlement with a national credit repair company and its officers over allegations that they misrepresented the nature of the services provided to Spanish-language consumers. The complaint, filed on March 16, alleged that the company charged consumers up-front for credit repair services, falsely claimed…
On June 23, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Supervisory Highlights report detailing the Bureau’s supervision efforts for the first four months of 2015. The report summarizes the most common “illegal practices” uncovered by the Bureau and identifies the areas where the Bureau has focused on in its…
On May 20, 2015, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with attorneys general of thirty other states (“the State AGs”), announced a $6,000,000 settlement with three major credit reporting agencies (“CRAs”). According to the announcement and the Settlement Agreement, the settlement is a culmination of a multistate investigation that the…
On March 9, 2015, the New York Attorney General announced a settlement with three national credit reporting agencies. The companies allegedly failed to maintain proper procedures for ensuring the accuracy of consumer credit information in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. According to one study, allegedly 26% of consumers…