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The NAME Coalition Celebrates the Introduction of the Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act for Transgender Day of Visibility

Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introduced the Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act. The bill will prohibit credit bureaus from including…

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Spencer Watson March 31, 2023

NAME Coalition Tells House to Support Name Change Equity in Credit Reporting

Today, the NAME Coalition sent a letter of support for H.R. 8478, the Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change Act. The Act was…

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Spencer Watson July 30, 2022

Why Removing Medical Debt on Credit Reports Helps Trans & GNC People

Starting July 1st, the Big Three credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion) began to implement a policy to remove paid medical debts from consumers’ credit…

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Spencer Watson July 2, 2022

145 Organizations Call on Credit Bureaus to Fix Credit Reporting for Trans and Nonbinary Consumers

Today, 145 organizations sent a letter to the “Big Three” credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion) and to the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA), the…

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Spencer Watson February 24, 2022

Call for Stories: Name Changes & Financial Records

Earlier this year CLEAR reported how transgender and gender-nonconforming consumers who changed their legal name continued to struggle to update their names on their credit…

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Spencer Watson December 6, 2021

[FYI] Trans & Nonbinary Folks Can Start Changing Their Names on Credit Reports

Equifax announced today that trans and nonbinary consumers who have changed their legal name will now be able to request that the bureau change their…

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Spencer Watson March 31, 2021

Trans & Queer Credit Report Issues with Billie Simmons from Daylight

In this CLEAR Finance Chat, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research’s Executive Director, Spencer Watson, sat down to chat with Billie Simmons, Co-Founder…

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Spencer Watson March 5, 2021

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