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.
Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in its present form in September of 1996. The changes took effect one year later on September 31, 1997. It has been updated and/or amended in. 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, and most recently in 2007. As its name suggests, this legislation began as a way to.