In April, Frito-Lay Inc, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, agreed to pay $2.4 Million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed the food manufacturer violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA), and the California Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA). The premise being Frito-Lay used improper disclosure forms for background checks on new hires. Read more here!
Balancing Consumer Protection and Accuracy: Analyzing the CFPB’s Proposal to Exclude Medical Bills from Credit Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has recently proposed a ban on including medical bills in credit...