This story appeared in Bank Digest.
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Trade Commission have jointly announced final rules that generally require a creditor to provide a consumer with a notice when, based on the consumer’s credit report, the creditor provides credit to the consumer on less favorable terms than it provides to other consumers. Consumers who receive this “risk-based pricing” notice will be able to obtain a free credit report to check the accuracy of the report. Risk-based pricing refers to the practice of setting or adjusting the price and other terms of credit provided to a particular consumer based on the consumer’s creditworthiness.
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