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In 2024, the California legislature passed A.B. 2493, a bill by Assembly Member Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) and Sen. John Laird (D-Santa...
In August 2024, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) petitioned the CFPB “requesting enhanced consumer financial protection for renters under the...
In June 2024, HUD issued a report, Housing Search Assistance for Non-Elderly People with Disabilities. The report noted that even with...
In April 2024, HUD issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise existing regulations that govern admission for applicants with criminal...
A recent article from Vincent Calderon (3L) in the Duke Law & Technology Review has been published that focuses on AI and its impact...
In May 2024, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a hearing, Examining Fees in Financial Services and Rental Housing. Witnesses: Mr....
In May 2024, HUD issued Fair Housing Act Guidance on Applications of Artificial Intelligence. The guidance is covered by a press...
In March 2024, there was a joint press release from the DOJ, FTC, CFPB, and HUD announcing a joint document, Tenant Background...
In March 2024, the FTC announced a “new publication tells [consumers] how tenant background checks work, what kinds of background information...
In January 2024, The New York City Council passed a bill, Intro. 0632-2022 to limit landlords’ consideration of applications with criminal...
In October 2023, the White House released a fact sheet covering a sprawling Executive Order on A.I. Broadly, the E.O. covers eight...
In October 2023, the CFPB announced that it and the FTC took action against TransUnion. The FTC issued a release with a...
In October 2023, New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) issued a press release stating that “New York City households with housing...
In 2023, the Michigan House Majority Leader, Abraham Aiyash (D-Wayne Co.) introduced H.B. 4878, the Fair Chance Access to Housing Act....
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In September 2023, from an FTC announcement, the Commission “will require background report providers TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate to pay $5.8...