Medical debt in credit reports: What you need to know

Excerpted from a Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Blog by Leah Shepherd With health care costs rising, recent legal developments have altered how medical debt shows up on […]
PODCAST: CFPB’s FCRA preemption flip and what it means

Excerpted from a Troutman Pepper Locke Podcast with Dave Gettings, Kim Phan and Stefanie Jackman In this episode of FCRA Focus, the speakers will unpack the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) […]
The “Seven-Year Rule” – when does it apply?

Wow, what a mess. As reported late last week, it appears the former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools who was charged in a federal indictment with falsely claiming to […]
Background checks: A $600K FCRA compliance mistake

Excerpted from an HR Morning Blog by Carol Warner Background checks are essential to hiring – but even small compliance missteps can lead to significant legal risk and costly settlements. Barnes & […]