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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5843" measure-id="id113hr5843" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2014-12-10" update-date="2015-01-16">
<title>To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to create protected credit reports for minors and protect the credit of minors, and for other purposes.</title>
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<action-date>2014-12-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to protections for credit reports of minor consumers, to require a consumer reporting agency, upon request by the legal guardian or custodian of a minor consumer (including the state or tribal agency responsible for a child in foster care), to either create a blocked file for the minor or convert an already existing file to blocked status.</p> <p>Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) establish implementing procedures, and (2) determine what fee, if any, may be charged by a consumer reporting agency to create, convert, or unblock a file. </p> <p>Requires a consumer reporting agency to: (1) unblock a blocked file upon request by a guardian or on the minor's 18th birthday, and (2) include an alert statement in an unblocked file if the minor consumer was a victim of fraud or identity theft before that 18th birthday. </p> <p>Requires a reseller who furnishes information concerning a consumer file containing an alert statement to include it when furnishing information.</p> <p>Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from charging a fee to create, convert, or unblock the file of a consumer who was a victim of fraud or identity theft before his or her 18th birthday. </p>]]></summary-text>
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