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FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT/REGULATION V. Section 623 of the FCRA and Regulation V generally provide that a furnisher must not furnish inaccurate consumer information to a CRA, and that furnishers must investigate a consumer's dispute that the furnished information is inaccurate or incomplete.

Answer: Under the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act), an affiliate sharing opt-out is effective for a period of five years.

Identity Theft: Failing to block and remove information that is the result of identity theft If you've been a victim of identity theft and have reported it to the credit bureaus, they are required to block the fraudulent information from appearing on your credit report. Failure to do so is a violation of the FCRA.

Section 624 generally provides that if a person receives certain consumer eligibility information from an affiliate, the person may not use that information to make solicitations to the consumer about its products or services, unless the consumer is given notice and an opportunity and a simple method to opt out of such ...

The opt-out period must be at least five years, but it can be longer. The consumer may revoke the opt-out in writing or electronically. The opt-out notice must be provided so that each consumer can reasonably be expected to receive the notice.

(b) Duration of opt-out election. An opt-out election must be effective for a period of at least five years beginning when the consumer's opt-out election is received and implemented, unless the consumer subsequently revokes the opt-out election in writing or, if the consumer agrees, electronically.

Under Section 624, an entity may not use information received from an affiliate to market its products or services to a consumer, unless the consumer is given notice and a reasonable opportunity and a reasonable and simple method to opt out of the making of such solicitations.

If a consumer notifies a furnisher, at an address specified by the furnisher for such notices, that specific information is inaccurate, and the information is, in fact, inaccurate, the furnisher must thereafter report the correct information to CRAs. Section 623(a)(1)(B).

Under FCRA's section 611(e), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) collect complaints from consumers who have issues with their credit reports.