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Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act

Posted in Credit by Little Miss Platinum

Did you know that you as a consumer are entitled to receive a free statutory credit file disclsoure from a credit reporting company?

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT) allows consumers to get one free comprehensive disclosure of all of the information in their credit file from each of the three national credit reporting agencies once every twelve months through a Central Source. Consumers are also entitled to a free credit file disclosure if they: 1) have been denied credit, insurance or employment as a result of their credit report, 2) believe Identity Fraud has resulted in inaccuracies on their report, 3) will be applying for unemployment or 4) are receiving welfare assistance. The Fair Credit Reporting Act mandates that consumers who have been denied credit have the right to a free credit file disclosure.


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One Response to “Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act”

  1. AMY says on June 14, 2009 at 1:13 pm:

    This great to know.

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