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The Markup’s Work Cited in Effort to Outlaw Discriminatory Algorithms
Investigation on tenant screening used to illustrate needed reforms
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Federal Agency Recommends Changes in Tenant Screening, Citing Investigation by The Markup
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advised screening agencies to stop error-prone practice
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Senator Calls for Review of Powerful Tenant Screening Industry
The move comes after a Markup and New York Times series revealed screening agencies relying on faulty information to deny people homes
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Citing a Markup Investigation, Senators Question Regulators About Tenant Screening Oversight
They raise concerns over racial disparities, effects of pandemic
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The Obscure Yet Powerful Tenant-Screening Industry Is Finally Getting Some Scrutiny
Reforms have been in the works for years, but a looming eviction crisis has made them urgent
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When Zombie Data Costs You a Home
Even when people get their criminal records expunged, data brokers ensure the past keeps coming back to haunt them
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Can Algorithms Violate Fair Housing Laws?
Landlords increasingly use screening services to weed out renters. Advocates say both landlords and the algorithms should be accountable when things go wrong
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What Do I Do If the Bank Says I’m Dead?
Investigate, complain, and maybe sue
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Data Brokers May Report COVID-19–Related Evictions for Years
Scant rules around tenant background screenings mean money woes during the pandemic’s economic slowdown will haunt some tenants, even if they pay up
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How We Investigated the Tenant Screening Industry
Public records, interviews, and months of searching and reading court records helped us uncover how automated screenings come up short
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