Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt

Document 2024-29292 is a Proposed Rule published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the Federal Register on December 13, 2024. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking information in advance of preparing a proposed rule to address concerns related to information furnished to credit bureaus and other consumer reporting agencies concerning coerced debt. More specifically, this advance notice of proposed rulemaking solicits information on amending the definitions of "identity theft" and "identity theft report" in Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act, as well as other related amendments to Regulation V, to include information stemming from transactions that occurred without the consumer's effective consent. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/13/2024-29292/fair-credit-reporting-act-regulation-v-identity-theft-and-coerced-debt.

No. Document 2024-29292 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.