by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 25, 2020
In August 2019, CDIA filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Patel v. Facebook. The Court denied Facebook’s petition that sought to answer three questions: (1) Whether a court can find Article III standing based on its conclusion that a statute...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 25, 2020
In August 2019, CDIA filed an amicus brief before the Seventh Circuit in support of TransUnion in Denan v. TransUnion. As noted in the 3-0 decision in 2020 in support of TransUnion, the Court was asked “to decide whether §§ 1681e(b) and 1681i(a) of the FCRA...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 25, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court found in favor of TransUnion in TransUnion v. Ramirez, holding that only plaintiffs concretely harmed by a defendant’s statutory violation have Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. CDIA filed an...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jun 1, 2020
In June 2020, CDIA provided a list of ideas in the form of a comment to the CFPB’s to the CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law. CDIA offered suggestions on Reforming the CFPB Complaints Portal; Reform of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA);...
by Eric J. Ellman | Sep 7, 2017
On September 7, 2017, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee held a hearing, Legislative Proposals for a More Efficient Federal Financial Regulatory Regime. One of the bills discussed at that hearing was H.R. 2359, the FCRA Liability Harmonization Act by Rep....
