Information Furnisher Law and Legal Definition
An information furnisher is a company that provides information to consumer reporting agencies. Information furnisher is governed under the Fair Credit Reporting Act(FCRA). Examples of information furnisher are, state or municipal courts reporting a judgment of some kind, past and present employers and bonders. Under the FCRA, the information furnishers may only report the following that includes:
1. Complete and accurate information to the credit reporting agencies.
2. Disputed information from consumers .
3.Negative information which has been or is about to be placed on a consumer's credit report within 30 days.
Legal Definition list
- Information Disclosure Statement [IDS]
- Information Content Provider
- Information Collection Request
- Information Brokers
- Information and Referral
- Information Furnisher
- Information in Chancery
- Information or Objects of Independent Origin
- Information Other Than Cost Pricing Data
- Information Owner
- Information Quality Act
Related Legal Terms
- Access to Classified Information (Military)
- Adequate Information
- Amendment of Information
- American Federation of Information Processing Societies
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- Billing Information
- Bureau of Information Resource Management [Department of State]
- Business Information
- Business Information Sources
- Case Information Sheet
