This bill prohibits credit reporting agencies from providing a credit report not initiated by a consumer if the report is being provided on the basis that the consumer has had a credit inquiry regarding a home mortgage loan. This practice, known as producing a trigger lead, provides notice to other mortgage lenders that the consumer is seeking a mortgage loan.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationConsumer creditConsumer Financial Protection BureauCredit and credit marketsHousing finance and home ownershipRight of privacy
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and sale of trigger leads, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-5720| House
| Updated: 1/30/2020
This bill prohibits credit reporting agencies from providing a credit report not initiated by a consumer if the report is being provided on the basis that the consumer has had a credit inquiry regarding a home mortgage loan. This practice, known as producing a trigger lead, provides notice to other mortgage lenders that the consumer is seeking a mortgage loan.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationConsumer creditConsumer Financial Protection BureauCredit and credit marketsHousing finance and home ownershipRight of privacy