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 | Jul 30, 2022
In July 2022, CDIA wrote to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to offer our perspective on two amendments the Committee was preparing to mark up at its July 27, 2022 meeting. CDIA offered comments on the “Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change...
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....
