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Join us October 6 in Wilmington, DE for the final CDIA Consumer Reporting Roundtable in 2026, hosted by Bridgeforce & Bridgeforce Data Solutions. This...
Metro 2® Format Advanced Workshop in 2026 is taking place Nov. 17-18 in Las Vegas
The only Metro 2® Format Advanced Workshop in 2026 is taking place Nov. 17-18 in Las Vegas and is the must-attend event for mastering complex reporting scenarios—and...
Now Approved for up to 9 hrs of Continuing Legal Education Credits (CLEs)!
Now Approved for up to 9 hrs of Continuing Legal Education Credits (CLEs)! If you’re looking to stay current on continuing legal education while engaging with top...

Eric Ellman
July 9, 2024
Background checks are important tools for verifying information about an individual from public records and other resources. Potential employers and landlords...

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
April 18, 2023
By Jennifer Sarvadi and Erik Kosa On March 21, a panel of the Ninth Circuit held in Yim v. Seattle that...

Eric Ellman
November 28, 2022
In 2019, Colorado passed a law that “automatically prevents the retrieval of criminal records when a case is entirely dismissed” /2/....

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
May 12, 2022
Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit denied landlord plaintiff-appellants challenging the Minneapolis fair chance ordinance...

Eric Ellman
May 4, 2022
As reported by Law 360, The Eighth Circuit tossed a suit Tuesday that accused a data center of breaking federal credit...

Eric Ellman
March 10, 2022
Few crimes are worse than literally stealing food from families in need, but that’s what happened in Minnesota in 2021 because...

Eric Ellman
February 14, 2022
As reported by The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, California, “the California Department of Insurance is seeking to revoke the licenses...

Eric Ellman
January 7, 2022
The “Baltimore County’s Inspector General [OIG] is concerned over the lack of background checks that general employees in local government are...