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Under the FCRA, consumers also have a right to: Verify the accuracy of their report when it's required for employment purposes. Receive notification if information in their file has been used against them in applying for credit or other transactions.

Buried deep within the FCRA is Section 613, which contains rules about what the hiring company and background check company must follow if the background check reveals any derogatory information that could possibly result in any kind of an “adverse action,” which could include a decision to not hire the applicant.

How to opt out. If you decide you don't want to receive pre-screened offers, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) gives you to the option to “opt out” – meaning you would no longer receive these types of offers in the future. You can do so online, by phone or by mail. Go to .optoutprescreen.

Section 603(d) defines a consumer report to include information about a consumer such as that which bears on a consumer's creditworthiness, character, and capacity among other factors. Communication of this information may cause a person, including a financial institution, to become a consumer reporting agency.

The regulations and guidelines issued by the CFPB will be available at nsumerfinance/learnmore when they are issued. Section 623(e). The FCRA prohibits information furnishers from providing information to a CRA that they know or have reasonable cause to believe is inaccurate.

Opt out permanently: Go to optoutprescreen or call 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-888-567-8688) to start the process. To complete your request, sign and return the Permanent Opt-Out Election form (which you get online).

Common violations of the FCRA include: Failure to update reports after completion of bankruptcy is just one example. Agencies might also report old debts as new and report a financial account as active when it was closed by the consumer. Creditors give reporting agencies inaccurate financial information about you.

Your letter should identify each item you dispute, state the facts, explain why you dispute the information, and ask that the business that supplied the information take action to have it removed or corrected. You may want to enclose a copy of your report with the item(s) in question circled.

Section 611(c) of the FCRA provides: "Whenever a statement of dispute is filed, . . . the consumer reporting agency shall, in any subsequent consumer report containing the information in question, clearly note that it is disputed by the consumer and provide either the consumer's statement or a clear and accurate ...