Brittany Bailey

16 hours ago | cdiaonline.org | Brittany Bailey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 14, 2025WASHINGTON, D.C. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced its intention to withdraw its Proposed Rule: Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (NPRM). CFPB will publish the notice in the Federal Register on May 15. The unpublished rule is available here. CDIA President and CEO Dan Smith, agreed with the CFPB’s rationale that legislative rulemaking is not necessary or appropriate at this time.

19 hours ago | cdiaonline.org | Brittany Bailey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 14, 2025WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) convened Connect 2025 last week in Crystal City. Attendees and speakers considered the key issues facing the Consumer Reporting Industry. According to CDIA President and CEO Dan Smith, the new administration, federal deregulation, the future of Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), medical debt, and mortgage triggers are all priorities.

1 week ago | cdiaonline.org | Brittany Bailey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 1, 2025WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Data Industry Association issued the following statement after yesterday’s motion from the CFPB on their medical debt rule:“We are pleased with the CFPB’s decision to join us in moving for entry of a consent judgment that would vacate the prior administration’s medical debt rule.

2 weeks ago | wbir.com | Brittany Bailey

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Edward Kelley is one of more than 1,500 people that President Donald Trump pardoned for their crimes in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. Kelley was convicted on several charges after joining with others to throw a Capitol police officer to the ground and using a piece of wood to smash a window, allowing him to be the fourth person to breach the building. “I don’t feel bad for what I did,” he said. “I was fighting for my country that day.

1 month ago | cdiaonline.org | Brittany Bailey |Dan Smith

If Congress doesn’t act quickly, an ill-advised rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the waning hours of the Biden administration will be a major problem for consumers, lenders and the entire credit system. The rule in question would prohibit medical debt on credit reports, prohibiting lenders from considering complete and accurate information when making lending decisions. This can lead to consumers taking on future debts they cannot afford to pay back.