All posts by Zack Smith
Last year, Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) introduced the Medical Debt Resolution Act (H.R. 2086), which would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require...
Earlier this spring, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a proposed amendment to the Assessments, Dividends, Assessment Base and Large Bank Pricing (LBP)...
Although 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have passed laws requiring consumer notification in the event of a security breach of...
Recently there has been one area of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reform that has gained support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress, as...
On March 26th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its highly anticipated final reports on consumer privacy, entitled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era...
Last month, the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)—a coalition of more than 80 leading online marketing companies—released its 2011 annual report reviewing efforts in online...
The Death Master File (DMF) is a database operated by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that contains over 87 million records with information on...
A recent Experian Automotive credit trends study revealed that vehicle history can have a major impact on loan performance. The study found that more...