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.
A term defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act outlining the defined purposes a credit reporting company may furnish a credit report to a third party. This would include purposes of: credit transactions; collection agency process of collecting a debt; child support agency process of collecting unpaid child support; insurance underwriting; employment; etc.