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Get to Know Our Main Stage Sessions at #CDIAConnect
🔹 Defending Consumer Data: The Fight for Complete and Accurate Data Hear from Denise Norgle, Sarah Ohs, and Dan Smith as they break...
Don’t miss the Metro 2® Format Advanced Workshop in Las Vegas!
Don’t miss the Metro 2® Format Advanced Workshop—an in-person experience Nov. 17-18 in Las Vegas, where complex reporting challenges take center stage—and experienced industry...
Exciting Keynote announcement for #CDIAConnect
CDIA is excited to welcome Liz Pagel, SVP, Global Head of Alternative Credit Data Solutions at TransUnion, as a keynote speaker! Join...

Brittany Bailey
February 20, 2026
New research from Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc. reinforces what we’ve long maintained: moving away from the tri-merge credit report in mortgage underwriting...

Brittany Bailey
January 28, 2026
This week, CDIA submitted formal comments advocating changes to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s complaint portal. As with our prior comments and...

Brittany Bailey
January 26, 2026
By: Dan Smith, CDIA President and CEO The Mortgage Bankers Association is at it again, calling for an end to the...

Brittany Bailey
December 15, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2025 Consumer Data Industry Association Leads Coalition Supporting Critical FCRA Reform Legislation Washington, D.C. – The...

Brittany Bailey
November 25, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2025 Tri-merge Essential for Affordable and Stable Housing Market WASHINGTON, D.C. – In October, FICO announced...

Brittany Bailey
October 30, 2025
In case you missed it, CDIA President and CEO Dan Smith recently had an op-ed published in American Banker highlighting why...

Brittany Bailey
October 28, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2025 CDIA Applauds the CFPB’s New Interpretive Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Data Industry Association...

Brittany Bailey
October 23, 2025
“Mortgage lending is about risk—understanding it, managing it, and pricing it appropriately. Tri-merge credit reporting gives lenders the best tools to...

Brittany Bailey
October 20, 2025
Imagine applying for a mortgage only to be denied because key factors that could help you qualify were never considered. Or...

Brittany Bailey
October 17, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) applauds the introduction of the FCRA...