A wave of Fair Credit Reporting Act suits concerning whether automobile, credit card and mortgage lenders unlawfully accessed consumer credit reports before mailing preapproved credit offers is jamming appeals courts.
The cases-which claim that the lenders violated the act by not making a “firm offer of credit” after accessing the credit reports without consumers’ consent-have also generated conflicting district court decisions.
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