U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Appeal Over FCRA  And Sovereign Immunity

(November 6, 2023, 4:08 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress did not waive the United States’ sovereign immunity when it amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to provide that an individual who violates the FCRA is liable for monetary damages, the assistant to the solicitor general told the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 6 during oral arguments in an appeal concerning a borrower’s attempt to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Rural Housing Service for allegedly misrepresenting that he was past due on his mortgage....