Fourth Circuit Rules Against Public Records Aggregator in FCRA Class Action
November 16, 2022
In a recent ruling, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has found that an online aggregator of public records is not immune from liability under...
Seventh Circuit Reinforces Requirement for Article III Standing in FCRA Claims
November 9, 2022
In a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the court affirmed the dismissal of a claim under the federal Fair Credit...
Insurer Fights to Proceed With Dispute Over $54 Million FCRA Settlement in Federal Court
September 27, 2022
An insurer urged the Missouri Federal Court to reject a request made by a class of consumers and a background check company. The class...
CFPB Penalizes Auto Financial Servicer $19 Million for FCRA Violations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it penalized a major auto financing subsidiary for more than $19 million. The CFPB revealed how the auto...
Eighth Circuit Returns Background Check Suit to State Court
A panel of Eighth Circuit judges had rejected a class-action lawsuit that accused a data center of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it rescinded a conditional offer...
Fourth Circuits Hear Oral Arguments Concerning Whether FCRA Applies to Public Records Aggregator
An online aggregator of public records is attempting to persuade a panel of the Fourth Circuit that it is immune to a case brought under the Fair Credit...
Ninth Circuit Ruling Limits Scope of Required FCRA Disclosures
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has recently affirmed a district court’s decision to deny a motion to remand and granted a motion to dismiss a putative class action...