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The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is federal legislation enacted to promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information contained in the files of consumer reporting agencies. It was intended to shield consumers from the willful and/or negligent inclusion of erroneous data in their credit reports.
Landlords are Users of Consumer Reports, defined and regulated by the FCRA. The FCRA imposes specific requirements on landlords as Users. Notably, they must "…provide oral, written, or electronic notice of adverse action taken based in whole or in part on any information contained in a consumer (tenant screening] report.
Connect, formerly PRBC, is a consumer credit reporting agency, more commonly referred to as a credit bureau in the United States. It is similar to the other four U.S. credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion and Innovis) in that it is an FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) compliant national data repository.
Rent, Don't Own, Say 76% of Consumers. Leah Gillis. Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:04 PM. ... A new online survey shows an increase in consumers that think renting is better than owning right now.
For example, you can get two months rent-free on a $1,500 apartment, which sounds great up front, but, he warned, “Landlords tend to increase the lease renewal rent due to the losses incurred ...
1. Notice/Awareness [12] Consumers should be given notice of an entity's information practices before any personal information is collected from them. [12] This requires that companies explicitly notify some or all of the following: identification of the entity collecting the data; identification of the uses to which the data will be put;
In spite of dubious business practices by some companies in the industry, the $7 billion rent-to-own industry grew from 2.7 million customers in 2005 to 4.1 million in 2009, according to ...
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act; Other short titles: Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act: Long title: An Act to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, and for other purposes.