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title: "Check whether a creditor may pass an item to a consumer reporting agency"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber/check-whether-a-credit-provider-may-pass-an-item-to-a-credit-reporting-b/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A25-QU20261022-13-US"
practice_area: "Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check whether a creditor may pass an item to a consumer reporting agency

> List the item the creditor proposes to furnish, the basis for believing it is accurate, and any dispute or identity-theft report already in the file.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber](https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the item the creditor proposes to furnish, the basis for believing it is accurate, and any dispute or identity-theft report already in the file. Stop the draft if the only support is an unresolved consumer allegation that the creditor has not tested. |
| What the lawyer must review | The federal gate on passing an item to a consumer reporting agency is the furnisher duty in 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2, not a permission list. A person shall not furnish the information if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe it is inaccurate. The statute defines that reasonable cause as specific knowledge, other than solely the consumer's allegations, that would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubts. After a consumer disputes completeness or accuracy, the furnisher has the duties in that section, including the investigation duty the text imposes once notice arrives. 15 U.S.C. § 1681c is the second limit: even an accurate collection, charge-off, or other adverse item must drop off the report after the period that section states, except in the higher-value cases in subsection (b). |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check whether a credit provider may pass an item to a credit reporting body](https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber/check-whether-a-credit-provider-may-pass-an-item-to-a-credit-reporting-b.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the item the creditor proposes to furnish, the basis for believing it is accurate, and any dispute or identity-theft report already in the file. Stop the draft if the only support is an unresolved consumer allegation that the creditor has not tested.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- State law can restrict what a furnisher may report. These two sections do not list those state limits.
- The investigation duty after a dispute is in § 1681s-2. Read that subsection before describing the steps.

## Sources

- [15 U.S. Code § 1681s-2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1681s-2) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [15 U.S. Code § 1681c - Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1681c) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*