FCRA

FTC Issues Warning Letters to Data Brokers

Judging from the ten warning letters mailed to data brokers this week and the six we detailed last month, it is clear that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) very seriously.  These warning letters come on the heels of the FTC’s decision in December of last year to […]

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Sharing Rental Histories Could Violate FCRA

Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent a letter to six different data broker entities warning them that sharing consumers’ rental histories with current or prospective landlords could subject the data brokers to certain requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”).  This warning comes on the heels of the FTC’s decision in

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