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15 U.S.C. 1681s-2(a)(1)(F) (Reporting information during COVID-19 pandemic)

Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies: reporting information during COVID-19 pandemic

Congress (CARES Act sec. 4021, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281, 489), codified at 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2(a)(1)(F) · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
Fair Credit Reporting Act sec. 623(a)(1)(F)
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
applies to accommodations made during the covered period beginning Jan. 31, 2020 (read as 2020-01-31)
End
120 days after the later of Mar. 27, 2020 or the termination of the national emergency (national emergency ended Apr. 10, 2023) (read as 2020-03-27)
In force
Jan. 31, 2020 to Mar. 27, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • furnishers (every lender and servicer that reports to consumer reporting agencies)
Functions reached
  • SV (credit reporting on every accommodated account)
  • CL
  • ML
  • BL
Collection
Financial Services SEC-13

Operative words

The term 'accommodation' includes an agreement to defer 1 or more payments, make a partial payment, forbear any delinquent amounts, modify a loan or contract, or any other assistance or relief granted to a consumer who is affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic during the covered period.... The term 'covered period' means the period beginning on January 31, 2020 and ending on the later of (aa) 120 days after March 27, 2020; or (bb) 120 days after the date on which the national emergency... terminates.... if a furnisher makes an accommodation with respect to 1 or more payments on a credit obligation or account of a consumer, and the consumer makes the payments or is not required to make 1 or more payments pursuant to the accommodation, the furnisher shall report the credit obligation or account as current

Enforcement

FCRA (15 U.S.C. 1681s; CFPB and FTC enforcement)

Notes

Force-of-law mandate on every furnisher throughout Q3 2021.

Retrieval note

Codified text read on LII's mirror of the U.S. Code; the enrolled statute is FED-340's source (govinfo PLAW-116publ136).