Legal Opinion
Terry S. Fischl v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1983No. 81-3611PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Terry Fischl sued General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), alleging that its failure to furnish specific reasons for denying him credit, and to disclose that this denial was predicated in whole or part on information derived from a credit reporting agency, violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq., Regulation B promulgated thereunder, 12 C.F.R. § 202, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Following a bench trial, the district court entered judgment for GMAC. We reverse and remand.
Factual and Procedural…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ford Motor Credit Co. v. MilhollinSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Watt v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- James C. Millstone v. O'HanlOn Reports, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- William Douglas Thompson, III v. San Antonio Retail Merchants AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by72 opinions
- Carmine Casella v. Equifax Credit Information Services, and Trans Union CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Terry Cousin v. Trans Union CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- John Stevenson v. Trw Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Pinner v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Tonja Treadway v. Gateway Chevrolet Oldsmobile Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
67 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.