https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/cfpb_data_broker/
… The rules would have reclassified certain data brokers as “consumer reporting agencies,” meaning they’d be subject to strict requirements for accuracy and transparency, and only allowed to sell data for recognized purposes such as credit checks or employment screening. And no, marketing doesn’t count. Now? Well, never mind. “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is withdrawing its Notice of Proposed Rule: Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V),” the agency said in an official filing. …
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