consumer reporting agency
Defined in 8 places across 6 titles of the United States Code.
the term “consumer reporting agency” has the meaning given such term in section 1681a of title 15;
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2013–present50 U.S.C. § 3164War and National Defense · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
- 1994–present50 U.S.C. § 438War and National Defense · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
“consumer reporting agency” means—
(A) a consumer reporting agency as that term is defined in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)); or
(B) a person that, for money or on a cooperative basis, regularly—
(i) gets information on consumers to give the information to a consumer reporting agency; or
(ii) serves as a marketing agent under an arrangement allowing a third party to get the information from a consumer reporting agency.
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- 1994–present31 U.S.C. § 3701Money and Finance · Definitions and application · in this chapter
For purposes of this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42, the term “consumer reporting agency” has the meaning given the term “consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis” in Section 1 1681a(p) of title 15.
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- 2008–201620 U.S.C. § 1088Education · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
For purposes of this subchapter, the term "consumer reporting agency" has the meaning given the term "consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis" in Section 1 1681a(p) of title 15.
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- 2016–present20 U.S.C. § 1088Education · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
the term “consumer reporting agency” has the meaning given that term in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a);
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- 2015–present5 U.S.C. § 11001Government Organization and Employees · Enhanced personnel security programs · in this section
The term “consumer reporting agency” means a consumer reporting agency described in section 1681a(p) of this title.
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- 2018–present15 U.S.C. § 1681CCommerce and Trade · Identity theft prevention; fraud alerts and active duty alerts · under this section
The term “consumer reporting agency” means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties, and which uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 1681ACommerce and Trade · Definitions; rules of construction · in this section
The term “consumer reporting agency” means—
(i) a consumer reporting agency as such term is defined in subsection (f) of section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)), or
(ii) any person who, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of (I) obtaining credit or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing such information to consumer reporting agencies (as defined in clause (i) of this paragraph), or (II) serving as a marketing agent under arrangements enabling third parties to obtain such information from such reporting agencies.
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- 1994–present38 U.S.C. § 5701Veterans Benefits · Confidential nature of claims · under this title