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 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....

In September 2023, from an FTC announcement, the Commission “will require background report providers TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate to pay $5.8...

In August 2023, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), the Ranking Member of House Financial Services, recently issued a press release expressing concerns...

In August 2023, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the Chair of Senate Banking, sent a letter to FHFA in response to its...

In March 2023, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge wrote an open letter about “junk...

From July 2023… White House, Executive Branch Agencies, Privacy Companies White House Today, the White House announced “a new front in...

On July 26, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, Taking Account of Fees and Tactics...

In June 2023, HUD noted in its regulatory agenda that the Department will issue an NPRM later this year on background checks for...

In February 2023, the CFPB and FTC jointly issued an RFI on tenant screening. CDIA filed a comment as did NAA/NMHC....

In April 2023, the FHFA announced that it will shortly issue a Request for Input (RFI) on multifamily tenant protections. Previously,...