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Code · CFR · Title 12 — Banks and Banking · Part 1022 — Fair Credit Reporting (Regulation V) · § 1022.38

§ 1022.38. Duty of consumer reporting agencies regarding medical debt information.

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(a)Scope. This section applies to any consumer reporting agency as defined in section 603(f) of the FCRA, 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f).
(b)Limitation regarding prohibited medical debt information. A consumer reporting agency may include medical debt information, as defined in § 1022.3(j), in a consumer report furnished to a creditor only if the consumer reporting agency:
(1)Has reason to believe the creditor intends to use the medical debt information in a manner not prohibited by § 1022.30; and
(2)Has reason to believe the creditor is not otherwise legally prohibited from obtaining or using the medical debt information, including by a State law that prohibits a creditor from obtaining or using medical debt information. [90 FR 3373, Jan. 14, 2025]
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