Definition of appointment for English Language Learners. : 1  an agreement to meet with someone at a particular time. : 2  the act of giving a particular job or position to someone : the act of appointing someone. : 3  a job or duty that is given to a person : a position to which someone is appointed.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is United States federal legislation that promotes accuracy, fairness and privacy for data used by consumer reporting agencies. Consumer reporting agencies include credit bureaus and financial agencies that collect, store, use and disseminate consumer information for use in background checks.
The FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act), which is the primary federal law regulating background screening, limits the information a third party such as a credit bureau or a background check firm can pass on to an employer. Section 605 of the FCRA prohibits a background screening company from reporting the following: 1  Bankruptcy cases that antedate the report by more than 10 years. 2  Paid tax liens that antedate the report by more than seven years. 3  Accounts placed for collection or charged to profit and loss that antedate the report by more than seven years.