2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36a - The Banking Law of Connecticut
Chapter 669 - Regulated Activities
Section 36a-696 - (Formerly Sec. 36-432). Disclosure to consumer of information re credit report.

(a) No creditor shall take adverse action based wholly or in part on a credit report on any consumer applying to such creditor for credit for personal, family or household purposes without first disclosing to the consumer the name and address of the credit rating agency which issued the report.

(b) Upon written request and proper identification of any consumer, a credit rating agency shall disclose to the consumer, within five business days of receipt of the consumer’s request, the nature and substance of all information in its files, including (1) any credit score or predictor relating to the consumer, as required by and in a form and manner that complies with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and commentary adopted and enforced by the Federal Trade Commission or the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; (2) a record of all inquiries, by recipient, including the recipient’s name which resulted in providing a credit report concerning the consumer during the preceding twelve-month period; (3) a clear and concise explanation of the information; and (4) a written summary of the consumer’s rights under state and federal consumer credit reporting statutes in a form substantially similar to the summary in section 36a-699a. The credit rating agency may charge no more than five dollars for the first request for such information within the preceding twelve months and no more than seven dollars and fifty cents for any additional request within the same twelve-month period for such information, provided such disclosure shall be made without charge to the consumer if the request for disclosure is made not more than sixty days after notification to the consumer of an adverse action by a creditor.

(1971, P.A. 868, S. 2; P.A. 87-146, S. 2; P.A. 92-12, S. 86; P.A. 95-104, S. 1; P.A. 11-110, S. 9.)

History: P.A. 87-146 amended Subsec. (b) by requiring disclosure to be made without charge to the consumer if the request for disclosure is made not more than 30 days after notification to the consumer of an adverse action by a creditor; P.A. 92-12 made technical changes; Sec. 36-432 transferred to Sec. 36a-696 in 1995; P.A. 95-104 divided section into Subsecs. and amended Subsec. (b) by adding a 5-day disclosure deadline, adding Subdiv. (1) providing for disclosure of any credit score or predictor relating to the customer, Subdiv. (2) requiring a record of all inquiries by recipient, Subdiv. (3) requiring a clear and concise explanation of the information and Subdiv. (4) requiring a written summary of the consumer’s rights, and adding the maximum charge by the credit rating agency and changing the request period from 30 to 60 days for disclosures without charge; P.A. 11-110 amended Subsec. (b)(1) to add reference to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, effective July 21, 2011.

See Sec. 36a-699a re written summary of consumer’s rights.

See Sec. 36a-699b re dispute by consumer re completeness or accuracy of information.

See Sec. 36a-699c re procedures by credit rating agency to assure accuracy.

See Sec. 36a-699d re credit report for use in credit transaction not initiated by consumer.

See Sec. 36a-699e re existing consent judgment or settlement with Attorney General.