CDIA works with state and federal legislative and regulatory bodies, the media, lenders and others on educational outreach efforts dealing with consumer credit, collections and risk assessment.
It also moved its offices to Washington, DC in 1991 as it recognized the importance of being close to the legislative and regulatory center of the country.
The next decade saw the Association’s members create businesses that adapted to the rapidly changing consumer-centric economic environment.
For the same reason, individuals and companies who rented property were purchasing reports to ensure the safety of their residents.
It now represents those companies whose business practices center around the management and analysis of consumer credit data.