To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide access to free credit freezes for all consumers.

United States115th CongressHR-3878House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 28, 2017

Summary

Free Credit Freeze Act This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from charging a consumer a fee for placing, temporarily lifting, or fully removing a credit freeze. A consumer reporting agency must place a credit freeze on the consumer's file upon a consumer's request, prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from releasing any credit information without the consumer's permission.

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Latest companion bill action

S-1810: A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide access to free credit freezes for all consumers.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

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