15 U.S.C. § 1681f
Disclosures to governmental agencies
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1681b of this title, a consumer reporting agency may furnish identifying information respecting any consumer, limited to his name, address, former addresses, places of employment, or former places of employment, to a governmental agency.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: Soghomonian v. United States
Soghomonian v. United States (2003)
“15 U.S.C. § 1681f. Under the FCRA, a credit reporting agency “may furnish identifying information respecting any consumer, limited to his name, address, former addresses, places of employment, or former places of employment.”
Equifax Services, Inc. v. Cohen (1980)
“15 U.S.C. § 1681f. Plaintiffs maintain that under the Supremacy clause of Article VI of the Constitution of the United States, the aforementioned Maine Act provisions must yield to those of the Federal Act.”
Federal Trade Commission v. Manager, Retail Credit Company, Miami Branch Office (1975)
“Act § 608, 15 U.S.C. § 1681f. 4 . Act §§ 606, 614, 15 U.”
Application of Credit Info. Corp. of NY (1978)
“Proxmire) (Among the consumer rights secured by the Act are: “[t]o have the information in [a consumer’s] file kept confidential and used only for legitimate business purposes,” and “[t]o have personal information in [a consumer’s] file kept from governmental agencies unless…”
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (1980)
“It is also, and independently of that provision, allowed to furnish a governmental agency (presumably at any level) with name, address, former addresses, present and former places of employment, 15 U.S.C. § 1681f. The reporting agency here, after arranging to postpone the date…”
Federal Trade Commission v. Gill (2001)
“§ 1679b(a)(l) by making any untrue or misleading statement, or counseling or advising any consumer to make any untrue or misleading statement, with respect to any consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to any consumer reporting agency as defined in 15…”
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum Concerning Credit Bureau (1980)
“§§ 1681 (a)(4) and (b), and Congressional concern over governmental investigatory agencies’ access to consumer credit reports, see 15 U.S.C. § 1681f, 114 Cong.Rec. 24902 (1968) (remarks of Senator Proxmire), 2 the court finds that § 604(1) should be strictly construed to exclude…”
Pettit v. Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. (1999)
“As the Defendant points out, the NDDF is a consumer reporting agency, as defined under 15 U.S.C. § 1681f, and does perform the same functions as a credit bureau.”
FTC v. Manager, Retail Credit Co., Miami Branch Office (1973)
“” Respondent contends that this section, particularly when taken in conjunction with section 608 of the Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681f, prohibits it from furnishing a consumer report in response to the administrative subpoena of any Government agency, including Petitioner.”
Edgar v. Reich (1995)
“See 15 U.S.C. § 1681f. The DOL maintains that it requested no information over and above what is ■ authorized by section 1681f; Edgar contends otherwise, which appears to raise a genuine issue of fact.”
United States v. TRW, Inc. (1980)
“Specifically, petitioners rely on 15 U.S.C. § 1681f: “Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 604 [15 U.”
Ahmed v. Gable (2023)
“at 59–60 (15 U.S.C. §§ 1681f, 1681n); Compl. at 62 (15 U.”
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