RentGrow to pay $2.25 million to settle US FTC’s FCRA allegations
( July 9, 2026, 21:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: RentGrow, a provider of consumer reports for tenant screening, agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle US Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act. According to the complaint, RentGrow failed to maintain reasonable procedures to ensure the maximum possible accuracy of its consumer reports by not preventing the inclusion of duplicate case records and multiple entries for the same criminal or eviction action on tenant screening reports.Statement follows in full. Also see attached files. ...
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