credit bureau

noun

1. a firm that investigates the creditworthiness of and assigns a credit rating to a client's customers or potential customers.

Example Sentences

In a 5-4 decision involving the credit bureau TransUnion in 2021, the court declared that it is not enough for a plaintiff to sue over a defendant’s violation of a federal statute.

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The steps recommended by National Public Data include checking your financial accounts for unauthorized activity and placing a free fraud alert on your accounts at the three major credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

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Placing a freeze can be done online or by phone, working with each credit bureau individually.

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However, you have to contact each of the three major credit bureaus individually, which can be done online.

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Borrowers who are delinquent on their federal loans won’t be reported to credit bureaus until Sept. 30 of this year, but in the meantime, interest continues to accrue.

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