H.R. 2808 — what changed

added “(4) Treatment of prescreening report requests

added “(A) Definitions—In this paragraph:

added “(i) Credit union—The term “credit union” means a Federal credit union or a State credit union, as those terms are defined, respectively, in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).

added “(ii) Insured depository institution—The term “insured depository institution” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)).

added “(iii) Residential mortgage loan—The term “residential mortgage loan” has the meaning given the term in section 1503 of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5102).

added “(iv) Servicer—The term “servicer” has the meaning given the term in section 6(i) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2605(i)).

added “(B) Limitation—If a person requests a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency in connection with a credit transaction involving a residential mortgage loan, that agency may not, based in whole or in part on that request, furnish a consumer report to another person under this subsection unless—

added “(i) the transaction consists of a firm offer of credit or insurance; and

added “(ii) that other person—

added “(I) has submitted documentation to that agency certifying that such other person has, pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the authorization of the consumer to whom the consumer report relates; or

added “(II)

added “(aa) has originated a current residential mortgage loan of the consumer to whom the consumer report relates;

added “(bb) is the servicer of a current residential mortgage loan of the consumer to whom the consumer report relates; or

added “(cc)

added “(AA) is an insured depository institution or credit union; and

added “(BB) holds a current account for the consumer to whom the consumer report relates.”

removed Section 604(c) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

removed “(4) Treatment of prescreening report requests

removed “(A) Definitions—In this paragraph:

removed “(i) Credit union—The term credit union means a Federal credit union or a State credit union, as those terms are defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).

removed “(ii) Insured depository institution—The term insured depository institution has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)).

removed “(iii) Residential mortgage loan—The term residential mortgage loan has the meaning given the term in section 1503 of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5102).

removed “(iv) Servicer—The term servicer has the meaning given the term in section 6(i) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2605(i)).

removed “(B) Limitation—If a person requests a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency in connection with a credit transaction involving a residential mortgage loan, that agency may not, based in whole or in part on that request, furnish a consumer report to another person under this subsection unless—

removed “(i) the transaction consists of a firm offer of credit or insurance; and

removed “(ii) that other person—

removed “(I) has submitted documentation to that agency certifying that such other person has, pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the authorization of the consumer to whom the consumer report relates; or

removed “(II)

removed “(aa) has originated a current residential mortgage loan of the consumer to whom the consumer report relates;

removed “(bb) is the servicer of a current residential mortgage loan of the consumer to whom the consumer report relates; or

removed “(cc)

removed “(AA) is an insured depository institution or credit union; and

removed “(BB) holds a current account for the consumer to whom the consumer report relates.”