Can background checks show if your identity was stolen?
Excerpted from an AOL Blog by Pete Grieve Conducting a background check on yourself isn’t always necessary if you’re concerned about identity theft, but there are situations when it can […]
Will limiting background checks make housing fairer?
Excerpted from a VOX article by Rachel M. Cohen Every year, more than 600,000 people leave US state and federal prisons. Then they need to find a place to live. Researchers […]
FTC and CFPB seek public comment on background screening and renters’ housing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are requesting comment on background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the U.S., including how the […]
“Reasonable reader” standard determines credit reports were not inaccurate under FCRA
Excerpted from a JD Supra Blog by Danile McKenna and Joel Tasca The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that in determining whether a credit report […]