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 […]
Texas considers Ban-the-Box law: What you need to know

Excerpted from a Dykema Blog by Katy Jo Richards In March 2025, House Bill 2466 (HB 2466), also known as the “Ban the Box” law, was referred to the House […]