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What is the Consumer Credit Reporting Act?

Consumer Credit Reporting Act

The Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996 regulates the activities of credit reporting agencies. A credit reporting agency (aka. a credit bureau or a consumer reporting agency) under this law means any person or business which assembles or evaluates consumer credit information for the purpose of providing consumer reports (aka credit reports) to third parties.

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