by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 19, 2022
In 2022, CDIA issued a blog on how its nationwide credit bureau members assist consumers through a first or middle name change related to a change in gender, Helping Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals Prevent Potential Disruptions to Their Credit. Additional...
by Eric J. Ellman | Feb 26, 2022
In February 2022, CDIA’s Eric J. Ellman had an op-ed published in the Bay Area Reporter, Celebrating a name change? Protect your financial future. The Bay Area Reporter is the newspaper of record for the San Francisco Bay Area Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and...
by Eric J. Ellman | Feb 24, 2022
In February 2022, over 100 advocacy organizations sent a letter to the nationwide credit bureaus and CDIA on transgender name changes. The letter responds to the CDIA’s February 2 announcement, “Helping Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals Prevent Potential...
by Eric J. Ellman | Oct 29, 2019
In October 2019, CDIA testified at a hearing on Financial Services and the LGBTQ+ Community: A Review of Discrimination in Lending and Housing. The hearing was before the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services....