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Federal Legislative Activity in 2023 Amend Section 604(c) of the FCRA to address the treatment of pre-screening report requests. Section 604(c) governs the furnishing of reports in connection with credit or insurance transactions that are not initiated by the consumer. [1]

The FCRA gives you the right to be told if information in your credit file is used against you to deny your application for credit, employment or insurance. The FCRA also gives you the right to request and access all the information a consumer reporting agency has about you (this is called "file disclosure").

The statute of limitations for bringing an action for a violation of the FCRA is two years from the date of discovery of the violation by the consumer, although the action must be brought within five years of the date of the actual violation.

The three major credit bureaus also allow you to submit an online dispute. Experian. Dispute Department. PO Box 4500. Allen, TX 75013. Equifax. PO Box 740256. Atlanta, GA 30374-0256. TransUnion. TransUnion Consumer Solutions. PO Box 2000. Chester, PA 19016-2000.

A person who furnishes information to a consumer reporting agency regarding a delinquent account being placed for collection, charged to profit or loss, or subjected to any similar action shall, not later than 90 days after furnishing the information, notify the agency of the month and year of the commencement of the ...

Section 609 gives you the right to access information used by a credit bureau to create your credit report. This way you can make sure that the credit bureaus aren't using incorrect information to calculate your credit score.