credit bureau
noun
a firm that investigates the creditworthiness of and assigns a credit rating to a client's customers or potential customers.
- Also called credit agency.
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How to use credit bureau in a sentence
Most landlords don’t report rental payments to credit bureaus, so that information is generally left off, though experts say that’s changing.
He said he would focus on getting relief to Americans struggling under pandemic-related financial setbacks, in part by policing credit bureaus and mortgage and student lenders.
Rohit Chopra takes a step toward leading the CFPB in Senate vote | Tory Newmyer | September 21, 2021 | Washington Post
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