On June 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend Regulation V‒ which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ‒  limiting the inclusion of medical bills in consumer financial reports. This amendment, while providing significant benefits to Americans suffering significant medical debts, also may alter

On November 13, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of one of 2017’s more significant Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) opinions, Syed v. M-I, LLC. (9th Cir. Jan. 20, 2017).  In Syed, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a background check disclosure which included a liability waiver