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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451319703321

Titolo

Financial privacy, consumer prosperity, and the public good [[electronic resource] /] / Fred H. Cate ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 2003

ISBN

0-8157-9606-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (69 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CateFred H

Disciplina

346.7307/3

Soggetti

Credit bureaus - Law and legislation - United States

Consumer credit - Law and legislation - United States

Pre-emption - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The U.S. credit reporting system and the Fair Credit Reporting Act -- The impact of a robust national credit reporting system -- Preemption in credit reporting -- What is at risk if preemption expires? -- Recommendations and conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

A Brookings Institution Press and American Enterprise Institute publication American consumers have become accustomed to obtaining instant credit. The process requires that credit bureaus have easy access to sensitive financial information about individuals, compiled largely without their consent. This report examines the debate surrounding the role of the states in regulating these credit bureaus, especially in light of expiring amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which have allowed bureaus to continue these practices, exempting them from state laws that might obstruct them. How this