by Stephen White | Nov 11, 2013 | Legislation
On January 1, 2014, Oregon SB 91 becomes effective. In addition to recodifying a pre-exsiting usage limitation on certain kinds of unlawful detainer information (in the language of the bill, an “action to recover”), the bill limits the use of criminal...
by Stephen White | Sep 13, 2013 | Legislation
Recently the states of Washington and Oregon have enacted laws that place requirements on users of tenant screening. While some of these requirements deal with the landlord doing its own background screening, this information is important to CRAs since, frankly, these...
by Stephen White | Jul 23, 2013 | FCRA, Legislation
On July 16th, 2013, S357 was signed into law by the Governor of Rhode Island. The bill is a “ban the box” measure and is effective January 1, 2014. As with all “ban the box” legislation, to date, this Act does not directly impact CRAs or what...
by Stephen White | Jul 11, 2013 | FCRA
By definition, an Investigative Consumer Report (ICR) is a consumer report which contains information on a consumer’s character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living (lifestyle) obtained through personal interviews. An ICR does not include...
by Stephen White | Jul 2, 2013 | FCRA, Legislation
Maracich v. Spears, Case No. 12-25, 570 U.S. ________, 2013 LEXIS 4546 (JUNE 17, 2013) There are very few cases interpreting the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2721, et seq. The DPPA protects the disclosure of personal information (this even...
