CFPB and FTC to Host Workshop on Credit Report Accuracy

Dec 04, 2019

Photo credit: Getty Images/Nattakorn Maneerat

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host a workshop on Dec. 10 at 9:00 a.m. focusing on issues that impact the accuracy of traditional credit reports, including employment and tenant background screening reports.

The workshop will include four panel discussions examining such issues as current practices in credit reporting, accuracy topics for traditional credit reporting agencies, accuracy considerations for background screening and navigating the dispute process. FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips and CFPB Deputy Director Brian Johnson will also address the workshop.

The workshop will be held at Constitution Center in and will be Webcast live on the FTC’s Web site.

About the author

Phil Hall

Link copied

Published

Dec 04, 2019

Industry News

UWM, UMortgage Under Attack For Alleged Shell Scheme

A report released on April 25 by the hedge-funded media company alleges UWM set up a shell company, UMortgage.

Just weeks after allegations against United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) were published in an exposé-style report and a class action lawsuit, Hunterbrook Media is once again putting the Michigan lender under the spotlight. On Thursday, the hedge-funded media company published...

Analysis and Data

Homebuying Excitement Is Up Among Veterans

Survey results indicate optimism about housing market among U.S. veterans and service members

Our nation’s heroes are increasingly optimistic about buying homes, new research indicates. The amount of veterans and service members who plan to purchase a home in the next six months was up by 15 percentage points year-over-year, according to the Veterans Homebuying Re...