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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 4 (2022)

Fico Collections

Such events cast many borrowers into uncomfortable territory, creating what may be a defining moment in the relationship between them and their lenders. Lenders who get the strategy right may earn a loyal customer for life, while those who misfire risk cannibalizing valuable long-term relationships that often span multiple asset classes.

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FICO Applauds FHFA Inclusion of Rental Data in Underwriting

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That’s why at FICO we are constantly innovating with alternative data sources that go beyond the traditional credit bureau file to increase financial inclusion and bring more of these consumers into the system. Rental payment data has always been largely absent from consumerscredit files. Categories. Scoring Solutions.

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Free Credit Repair for Low-Income Individuals?

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Find out more about free credit repair for low-income families and individuals below. As of early 2023, you could still get your free credit report once a week with each of the bureaus, though this option may end at any time. Request the report in writing after being denied credit. Get your credit score via your lender.

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Troutman Pepper Commemorates FCRA 50th Anniversary

Troutman Sanders

October 26, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA, 15 U.S.C. which along with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the Truth in Lending Act, forms the foundation of federal consumer rights law in the United States.

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Eleventh Circuit Emphasizes Consumer’s Burden of Establishing Lender’s Unreasonability to Sustain Willfulness Claim Under the FCRA

Burr Forman

In affirming the lower court’s findings, the Eleventh Circuit held that a defendant does not “recklessly” violate the FCRA unless its interpretation of the FCRA’s requirements was “objectively unreasonable” under the statute itself or under other applicable guidance outlined by the courts or agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”).

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FTC Settlement with Lead Generator Enumerates FCRA and Privacy Requirements for Lead Sales

Troutman Sanders

A recent settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a lead generator provides new insight into the FTC’s enforcement of sensitive personal data collection and sales under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the agency’s Section 5(a) authority. Consent Order Requirements and Penalties.

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California AG Agrees with CFPB’s Preliminary Preemption Determination, Urges Bureau to Further Narrow TILA Preemption

Troutman Sanders

On January 20, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a letter to the CFPB agreeing with its preliminary determination that California’s Commercial Financing Disclosures Law (CFDL) is not preempted by TILA because the CFDL only applies to commercial financing and not to consumer credit transactions within the scope of TILA.