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Announcing the Regulatory Compliance & Policy Track at CDIA Connect 2025

Join us at CDIA Connect 2025 for the Regulatory and Compliance Track, proudly sponsored by Troutman Pepper Locke. These three in-depth...

Industry Groups United in Opposition of Medical Debt Rule

March 12, 2025 The Honorable Mike Rounds United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Ralph Norman United States House of...

Consumer Reporting Industry Supports Congressional Action Against Medical Debt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) today announced its support for Congressional...

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Eric Ellman
March 11, 2024
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Inspector General Report: $127m in Pension Funds Wasted by Failure to Match Records
In November 2023, the Inspector General (IG) of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued a Management Alert for Deceased Participants...
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Eric Ellman
November 29, 2023
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Data for Good: Stopping a Terrorist Attack
An OpEd in the Wall Street Journal recently highlighted the power of data to stop terrorist attacks. That’s good. But, legislative...
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Eric Ellman
November 28, 2023
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Data Helps Catch Predators
How does a police department locate a “dangerous sexual predator using only the perpetrator’s first name and a street name the...
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Eric Ellman
November 12, 2023
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Data Helps Prevent Medicaid Dis-enrollment
Millions of otherwise eligible Medicaid consumers are at risk of being disenrolled only because there is no good way for the...
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Eric Ellman
November 3, 2023
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A Lack of Identity Mgmt. Hurts Colo. Residents Seeking Gov't. Benefits
Colorado has had a difficult time managing unemployment insurance fraud against the government and its residents. First, the state was overrun...
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Eric Ellman
October 30, 2023
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GAO Report: Much Pandemic Relief Fraud Could Have Been Prevented
Fraud against the government is staggering. This fraud expanded to astronomically, mind-boggling proportions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this period, federal,...
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Eric Ellman
April 4, 2023
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Former police detective lived rent-free until busted in apartment rental fraud
Tenant screening reports, produced by tenant screening companies and used by landlords, are critical links to prevent fraud and limited losses,...
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Eric Ellman
November 9, 2022
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Rental Fraud on the Rise: Background is as Essential as Ever
According to a site that caters to landlords and property managers, in October 2022, “federal agents 35-year arrested Latoya Williams at...
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Eric Ellman
September 30, 2022
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Study: SNAP Fraud is Staggering and Can Be Reduced Through Data
In 2022, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a consumer reporting agency, took a deep dive into fraud committed against SNAP benefits agencies, and...
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Eric Ellman
June 1, 2022
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Data Matching Helps Connect Gov't. Benefits with Those In Need
Legislation in New York clearly recognizes the power of data sharing to help the state’s residents ease their way into government...
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