Certain marijuana convictions on background check reports will soon disappear for New Yorkers
Business Insider is reporting that New York’s new marijuana law, which legalizes marijuana smoking for adults and permits possession of up to three ounces of pot, will result in expungements of convictions for possession of marijuana of three ounces or less. That is very good news for those stigmatized with convictions for possession of marijuana […]
TRANSUNION WILL ARGUE TO SCOTUS THAT FALSELY IDENTIFYING THOUSANDS AS TERRORISTS CAUSED NO HARM
Wrongly Identified as a Terrorist? One Company Says, “No Harm Done.” From the above-linked post: “[A]ccording to TransUnion, if a credit reporting agency labels you a terrorist or drug smuggler – with your mistaken identity lying in wait for someone to ask for it and find out – it’s simply a case of “no harm […]
New study shows huge increase in complaints to CFPB about Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion (among others)
A press release issued on March 1, linked here, summarized a study that analyzed complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Simply stated, there were a record number of complaints from consumers to the CFPB in 2020. From the study, the full text of which is linked here: “More than half of total complaints […]
Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion to offer weekly free credit reports until April 20, 2022
You can obtain your credit report from each of the big three credit bureaus once per week until April 20, 2022 at annualcreditreport.com.