Tag: CFPB

When running a credit report on a new applicant, you must ensure Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance before accessing, using and sharing the...

May 11, 2020 by Laura Burrows

To provide consumers with clear-cut protections against disturbance by debt collectors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...

October 14, 2019 by Laura Burrows

Earlier this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...

August 19, 2019 by Laura Burrows

Have you seen the latest Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit? TCPA litigations in the communications, energy and media industries are dominating...

July 30, 2019 by Laura Burrows

Consumers and businesses alike have been hyper-focused on all things data over the past several months. From the headlines surrounding social media privacy, to...

June 8, 2018 by Kerry Rivera

CFPB and credit invisibles A recent study by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that American consumers establish credit differently depending on their...

July 27, 2017 by Guest Contributor

On June 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new study that found that the ways “credit invisible” consumers establish credit history...

June 13, 2017 by Tony Hadley

So many insights and learnings to report after the first full day of 2017 Vision sessions. From the musings shared by tech engineer and...

May 8, 2017 by Kerry Rivera

It’s been a wild ride for the financial services industry over the past eight years. After the mortgage meltdown, the Great Recession and a...

November 3, 2016 by Kerry Rivera

At the end of July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took a significant step toward reforming the regulatory framework for the debt collection...

August 22, 2016 by Tony Hadley

On June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule aimed at “payday lending” that will apply to virtually all lenders, with...

June 13, 2016 by Guest Contributor

Ensuring the quality of reported consumer credit data is a top priority for regulators, credit bureaus and consumers, and has increasingly become a frequent...

April 14, 2016 by Ashley Knight

When checking access accounts were first introduced, it wasn’t uncommon for banks to provide new customers “basic” transaction services in starter checking accounts. These...

March 22, 2016 by Guest Contributor

Time to dust off those compliance plans and ensure you are prepared for the new regulations, specifically surrounding the Military Lending Act (MLA). Last...

February 29, 2016 by Tony Hadley

Accuracy matters. It matters in dart throwing, math calculations, and now more than ever, in data reporting. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued...

February 8, 2016 by Kerry Rivera