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Fair Credit Reporting Act

15 U.S.C. 1681; 84 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 91-508, Consumer Credit Protection Act, Title VI (October 26, 1970)
  • Section
  • Short title
  • Findings and purpose
  • Definitions and rules of construction
  • Permissible purposes of reports
  • Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports
  • Identify theft prevention; fraud alerts; and active duty alerts
  • Block of information resulting from identity theft
  • Adverse information in cases of trafficking
  • Disclosure of investigative consumer reports
  • Compliance procedures
  • Disclosures to governmental agencies
  • Disclosures to consumers
  • Conditions and form of disclosure to consumers
  • Procedure in case of disputed accuracy
  • Charges for certain disclosures
  • Public record information for employment purposes
  • Restrictions on investigative consumer reports
  • Requirements on users of consumer reports
  • Civil liability for willful noncompliance
  • Civil liability for negligent noncompliance
  • Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions
  • Obtaining information under false pretenses
  • Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees
  • Administrative enforcement
  • Information on overdue child support obligations
  • Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies
  • Affiliate sharing
  • Relation to state laws
  • Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes
  • Disclosures to governmental agencies for counterterrorism purposes
  • Disposal of records
  • Corporate and technological circumvention prohibited