The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its first annual report summarizing its activities to administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The report provides information on the number of complaints received in the previous year, provides background on the FDCPA, discusses policy initiatives and plans for the FDCPA and provides other information. Read
The Shippensburg News-Chronicle By Dale Heberlig, Managing Editor Published: February 27, 2012 Man claims Beam made derogatory and inaccurate credit reports While attorneys for convicted tax-evader Troy Beam continue to argue that their client has undergone a “transformation” and should receive a light sentence for his federal felony convictions, a new civil suit filed in
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff A Plaintiff, v. LVNV FUNDING, LLC Defendant. ))) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. COMPLAINT This is an action for damages brought by an individual consumer against Defendant
The National Consumer Law Center, a consumer rights agency, issued a report that said that errors in background reports are routine. The report stated that background check companies routinely omit important information, mix up records, reveal sealed records and misclassify offenses. Read more at The Morning Call.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA John Doe Plaintiff, vs. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC. and CCO MORTGAGE CORPORATION Defendants. Civil Action No. Complaint for Violations of Fair Credit Reporting Act Demand for Jury Trial I. Preliminary Statement This is an action for damages brought by an
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY Jane Doe Plaintiff, Civil Action No. v. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC Defendant. COMPLAINT Preliminary Statement This is an action for damages brought by an individual consumer
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA John Doe Plaintiff, v. ER SOLUTIONS, INC. Defendant. ))) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. Complaint This is an action for damages brought by an individual consumer for Defendant’s
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Plaintiff, v. VERIFIRST BACKGROUND SCREENING, LLC, et al., Defendants. ))) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. CLASS ACTION MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C.’s case of Carmen Dixon-Rollins against Trans Union, which listed an erroneous debt on her credit report, is discussed in a USA Today Editorial Opinion about the impact credit reports have on people’s every day lives. Read the USA Today Opinion.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND Jane Doe Plaintiff, v. MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC., MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, HOWARD LEE SCHIFF, PC, and EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC. Defendants. Civil Action No. COMPLAINT This is
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