Consumer Advocates Applaud CFPB Action on Background Screening

Move Comes after Advocates Highlighted Ongoing Consumer Challenges

Consumer advocates are cheering a move by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would shield consumers from the negative impacts of incomplete or inaccurate background screening reports. The move comes just days after U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown raised the issue in a letter to the CFPB.

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