Credit-Reporting Bureau Law and Legal Definition
Credit-reporting bureau refers to an organization (“Bureau”) that prepares investigative reports on people’s creditworthiness. The Bureau prepares reports on request. The Bureau prepares reports not just on people’s creditworthiness but also on personal information gathered from various sources that includes:
1.Interviews with neighbors;
2.interviews with friends;
3.Interviews with coworkers.
The reports prepared by the Bureau are primarily used by employers, insurance companies, and landlords. It is also known as investigating bureau.[ Fashakin v. Nextel Communs., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45807 (E.D.N.Y. June 28, 2006)].Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
- American Bureau of Shipping [ABS]
- Better Business Bureaus
- Bureau of Administration [Department of State]
- Bureau of African Affairs [Department of State]
- Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade [TTB]
- Bureau of Animal Industry
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
