S.1810: Free Credit Freeze Act

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  • Introduced Sept. 14, 2017
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 14, 2017

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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.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sept. 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sept. 14, 2017

Introduced in the Senate by Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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