Fair Credit Reporting Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FCRA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau
gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:FACT_Act
gptkb:Dodd-Frank_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:credit_bureaus
consumer reporting agencies
employers using credit reports
gptkbp:category gptkb:Consumer_protection_law
Credit law
Privacy law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_1681_et_seq.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1970
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fair Credit Reporting Act
gptkbp:penalty noncompliance
gptkbp:protectedBy consumers
consumer privacy
credit information
gptkbp:provides right to access credit report
right to dispute inaccurate information
right to privacy of credit information
right to know when credit information is used against you
gptkbp:purpose regulate collection and use of consumer credit information
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gramm-Leach-Bliley_Act
gptkb:Equal_Credit_Opportunity_Act
identity theft
background checks
credit score
gptkbp:requires accuracy of information
consumer consent for employer credit checks
notification of adverse action
timely correction of errors
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_609_(disclosures_to_consumers)
gptkb:Section_623_(responsibilities_of_furnishers_of_information)
Section 615 (requirements on users of consumer reports)
Section 611 (procedure in case of disputed accuracy)
Section 604 (permissible purposes of reports)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
October 26, 1970
gptkbp:startDate April 25, 1971
gptkbp:website https://www.consumerfinance.gov/compliance/compliance-resources/fair-credit-reporting-act/
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4