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FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT

Section 611: Procedure In Case Of Disputed Accuracy

a) If the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in his file is

disputed by a consumer, and such dispute is directly conveyed to the consumer reporting

agency by the consumer, the consumer reporting agency shall within a reasonable period

of time reinvestigate and record the current status of that information unless it has

reasonable grounds to believe that the dispute by the consumer is frivolous or irrelevant.

If after such reinvestigation such information is found to be inaccurate or can no longer

be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall promptly delete such information. The

presence of contradictory information in the consumer's file does not in and of itself

constitute reasonable grounds for believing the dispute is frivolous or irrelevant.

b) If the reinvestigation does not resolve the dispute, the consumer may file a brief

statement setting forth the nature of the dispute. The consumer reporting agency may

limit such statements to not more than one hundred words if it provides the consumer

with assistance in writing a clear summary of the dispute.

c) Whenever a statement of a dispute is filed, unless there is reasonable grounds to believe

that it is frivolous or irrelevant, the consumer reporting agency shall, in any subsequent

report containing the information in question, clearly note that it is disputed by the

consumer and provide either the consumer's statement or a clear and accurate codification

or summary thereof.

d) Following any deletion of information which is found to be inaccurate or whose accuracy

can no longer be verified or any notation as to disputed information, the consumer

reporting agency shall, at the request of the consumer, furnish notification that the item

has been deleted or the statement, codification or summary pursuant to subsection (b) or

thereto received a consumer report for employment purposes, or within six months prior

thereto received a consumer report for any other purpose, which contained the deleted or

disputed information. The consumer reporting agency shall clearly and conspicuously

disclose to the consumer his rights to make such a request. Such disclosure shall be made

at or prior to the time the information is deleted or the consumer's statement regarding the

disputed information is received.

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