NEWS AND VIEWS

Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion Support U.S. Consumers with Permanent Extension of Free Weekly Credit Reports
- September 18, 2023
- News
ATLANTA & COSTA MESA, Calif. & CHICAGO–The three Nationwide Credit Reporting Agencies (NCRAs) – Equifax® (NYSE:EFX), Experian (LON:EXPN) and TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)...
Consumer Data Industry Association: California Assembly Passage of ‘Delete Act’ Sets Severely Flawed Example for Other States to Follow
- September 13, 2023
- NewsPress Releases and Statements
(Washington, DC) – Dan Smith, president and CEO of the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA), made the following statement today about...
Consumer Data Industry Association Launches Campaign to Highlight How California’s “Delete Act” Could Severely Harm Consumers
- September 5, 2023
- NewsPress Releases and Statements
Mobile billboard truck, online ads, educational website show unintended consequences of mass deletion of consumer data (Sacramento, CA) The Consumer Data...
CDIA Staff
September 13, 2023
(Washington, DC) – Dan Smith, president and CEO of the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA), made the following statement today about...
CDIA Staff
September 5, 2023
Mobile billboard truck, online ads, educational website show unintended consequences of mass deletion of consumer data (Sacramento, CA) The Consumer Data...

Dan Smith
September 5, 2023
A misguided piece of legislation currently before the California Legislature would severely harm consumers, small and independent businesses, and nonprofit organizations...

Eric Ellman
July 14, 2023
Criminal background checks, which CDIA members conduct, help keep people and property safe where they live and work. Employers, landlords, nonprofits,...

Eric Ellman
November 9, 2022
According to a site that caters to landlords and property managers, in October 2022, “federal agents 35-year arrested Latoya Williams at...

Eric Ellman
September 30, 2022
In 2022, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a consumer reporting agency, took a deep dive into fraud committed against SNAP benefits agencies, and...

Eric Ellman
June 1, 2022
Legislation in New York clearly recognizes the power of data sharing to help the state’s residents ease their way into government...

Eric Ellman
May 1, 2022
Stopping fraud, especially fraud against the government, which rightly belongs to the people, is an all-hand-on-deck process. Public fraud during the...

Eric Ellman
March 7, 2022
Data Matching is Key to Many Things, Including Preventing Wrongful Arrests: Just Ask Laura Cervantes
A criminal case of mistaken identity shows the weakness of not doing full data matching. This was the case for Laura...

Eric Ellman
January 6, 2022
Some policymakers have suggested taking data away from landlords, property managers, and others, yet data sharing is a key tool to...