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e-OSCAR® to join Metro 2® Format Advanced Workshops 2024 – Nashville, TN & Clearwater, FL

CDIA is delighted to announce that Joel Strickland, Director of Client Relations for e-OSCAR® will join us for a special bonus session at...

Early Bird Savings Ends this Week for Consumer Data Connect!

The highly anticipated 2024 Consumer Data Connect Agenda promises an enriching lineup, featuring today’s most important topics, insights from legal experts, influential thought leaders,...

Calling Data Furnishers! New Metro 2® Sessions added to Consumer Data Connect

Day 2 of Consumer Data Connect promises a dynamic agenda tailored to address the key concerns of our Data Furnisher community....

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Eric Ellman
March 10, 2022
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Literally Stealing Food Out of the Mouths of Those in Need: Background Checks Could Have Prevented "Massive" Fraud in Minn.
Few crimes are worse than literally stealing food from families in need, but that’s what happened in Minnesota in 2021 because...
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Eric Ellman
January 7, 2022
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Baltimore City Worker With "Extensive" Record Allegedly Steals City Vehicle for ATM Theft
Even though Kirk Parker, Jr., has an “extensive criminal record,” he was still hired in 2019 by the Baltimore City’s Department...
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Eric Ellman
December 5, 2021
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Background Checks Can Help Future Employers See Past Accusations
In December 2021, the Trenton City Council voted 7-0 to dismiss its City Clerk, Matthew Conlon. The vote came “amid what...
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Eric Ellman
November 7, 2021
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CDIA Files Amicus Challenging Seattle Criminal History Ban
Tenant screening providers serve an important public interest by offering what tenants demand and the law often requires: safe places to...
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Eric Ellman
October 5, 2021
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California Automatic Expungement Bill Dies on the Assembly Floor
On the last day of the 2021 legislative session, a bill that would have limited employers’ and landlords’ access to criminal...
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Eric Ellman
August 3, 2021
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Background Checks in Kentucky (and Beyond) Are Just One Part of Second Chances Success
Brian Matthews, the Appriss Insights president, makes an important point about the labor economy in his home state of Kentucky. In...
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Eric Ellman
June 24, 2021
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HUD, Reentry, and Tenant Screening
In June 2021, 23, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge sent a letter on reentry to PHAs, Continuums of Care, Multifamily Owners,...
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Eric Ellman
June 10, 2021
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New Jersey Limits Criminal History Checks for Housing
The New Jersey Apartment Association had initial concerns with A. 1919 and S. 250, but “the association’s executive director, David Brogan, said...
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Eric Ellman
June 1, 2021
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St. Paul Moves to Repeal its Fair Chance Law
The St. Paul City Council is moving to repeal its fair chance ordinance following an impressive legal victory against the city...
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Eric Ellman
May 26, 2021
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More States Consider Automatic Criminal Record Expungement
Pew reported recently that “a growing number of states are trying to ease the burden of expungement and record clearing by...
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