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Fair Credit Reporting Act: Preemption of State Law Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Fair Credit Reporting Act: Preemption of State Law

Creator

  • Author: Welborn, Angie A.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: American Law Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2003-08-28

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: As financial privacy issues are debated in Congress, numerous questions about the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) have emerged. Enacted in 1970, the Fair Credit Reporting Act is the federal statute that establishes a regulatory framework for credit reporting in the United States and establishes a consumer’s rights with respect to his or her credit report. This report attempts to answer frequently asked questions about the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
  • Physical Description: 5 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Consumers
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Fair Credit Reporting Act - U.S.
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Federal-state relations
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Consumer protection - Law and legislation
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Sate and Local Government

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RS21449
  • Accession or Local Control No: RS21449 2003-08-28
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs4074
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