To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to create protected credit reports for minors and protect the credit of minors, and for other purposes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 10, 2014)
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to protections for credit reports of minor consumers, to require a consumer reporting agency, upon request by the legal guardian or custodian of a minor consumer (including the state or tribal agency responsible for a child in foster care), to either create a blocked file for the minor or convert an already existing file to blocked status.
Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) establish implementing procedures, and (2) determine what fee, if any, may be charged by a consumer reporting agency to create, convert, or unblock a file.
Requires a consumer reporting agency to: (1) unblock a blocked file upon request by a guardian or on the minor's 18th birthday, and (2) include an alert statement in an unblocked file if the minor consumer was a victim of fraud or identity theft before that 18th birthday.
Requires a reseller who furnishes information concerning a consumer file containing an alert statement to include it when furnishing information.
Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from charging a fee to create, convert, or unblock the file of a consumer who was a victim of fraud or identity theft before his or her 18th birthday.
What just happenedDec 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 10, 2014
- Dec 10, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Dec 10, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 10, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House