TY - BOOK AU - Wu,Chi Chi AU - De Armond,Elizabeth AU - Carter,Carolyn L. ED - National Consumer Law Center. TI - Fair credit reporting T2 - The consumer credit and sales legal practice series SN - 9781602480766 AV - KF1040 .W83 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Boston, MA PB - National Consumer Law Center KW - Consumer credit KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; About companion website, other search options -- Introduction -- Scope: consumer reports and consumer reporting agencies -- Obtaining and examining a report of the consumer's file -- Accuracy and reinvestigation obligations of consumer reporting -- Restrictions on information in consumer reports -- Activities and duties of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies -- Permissible releases and uses of consumer reports -- Notices concerning consumer reports -- Identity theft -- Available claims for consumer reporting disputes -- Private remedies and public enforcement -- What consumers should know about consumer reporting -- Investigative consumer reports -- Credit scoring -- Credit repair legislation -- Privacy protection -- Appendices; Current appendices, additional pleadings & other practice aids available on the World Wide Web at http://www.consumerlaw.org/webaccess -- username and password required UR - http://www.consumerlaw.org/webaccess ER -