Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act

11/1/2022, 1:50 PM
Congress
116

Number
HR - 3642

Introduced on
2019-07-09

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

12/23/2019

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act

This bill generally modifies requirements related to consumer credit reporting. Specifically, it revises the dispute process for consumers challenging information contained on their credit report, establishes an appeals process for disputed information, and establishes the right to injunctive relief.

The bill also requires additional disclosures from credit reporting agencies and furnishers of credit information, prohibits automatic renewals for promotional consumer credit products and services, and makes other related changes.

Additionally, the bill directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue rules under this bill, including rules to provide for (1) accuracy and completeness in credit reports; (2) access to consumer reporting information for nonnative English speakers, the visually impaired, and the hearing impaired; and (3) the registration of consumer reporting agencies.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to fix the consumer report dispute process, to ban misleading and unfair consumer reporting practices, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/24/2020

Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act

This bill generally modifies requirements related to consumer credit reporting. Specifically, it revises the dispute process for consumers challenging information contained on their ...


Latest Action12/23/2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.