fair credit reporting act: Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 03/30/09 08:02 AM
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is an American federal law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.) that regulates the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer credit information. (Full Statute (PDF).)] Along with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), it forms the base of consumer credit rights in the United States. It was originally passed in 1970,[1] and is enforced by the US Federal Trade Commission.
Which companies are regulated by the FCRA? While putative database companies like Lexis, Westlaw, ChoicePoint, and eFunds (owner of ChexSystems) do not create credit reports, they may gather the same types of (1 comments)