WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Credit bureaus

S. 789, The Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.14

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 789 would prevent abuse of Government credit cards....

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S. 2753, The Credit Card Reform Act of 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2753 would protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers....

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S. 2684, The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2684 would reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937....

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S. 1642, The Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $518.51

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 1642 would extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 513, The National Heroes Credit Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 513 would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance the protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service....

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S. 2088, The National Security Letter Reform Act of 2007

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2088 would place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters....

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H.R. 3587, The Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3587 would establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act....

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H.R. 3525, The FACT Act Rulewriting Improvement Act of 2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3525 would require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding the accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting agencies that were required to be established by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been implemented, and it would provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall take the lead in implementation of the guidelines and regulations....

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H.R. 1851, The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $23.57

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1851 would reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937....

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H.R. 3421, The Credit Protection Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3421 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts and to require minimum payment disclosures for accounts under an open end consumer credit plan....

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H.R. 3316, The Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3316 would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide individuals the ability to control access to their credit reports....

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H.R. 3020, The Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.07

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3020 would amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan program....

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H.R. 2885, The Credit Monitoring Clarification Act

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2885 would amend the Credit Repair Organizations Act to clarify the applicability of certain provisions to credit monitoring services....

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H.R. 2855, The Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2855 would provide for transitional emergency assistance to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are severely injured while serving on active duty, it would expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, and it would require improved screening and care for traumatic brain injury for returning servicemembers and veterans....

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H.R. 1852, The Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $38.29

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1852 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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H.R. 2568, The Credit Agencies Identity Theft Responsibilities Act of 2007

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2568 would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to establish additional reporting requirements to enhance the detection of identity theft....

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S. 1178, The Identity Theft Prevention Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.08

Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1178 would strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft....

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S. 239, The Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.08

Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 239 would require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information....

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S. 495, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.23

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 495 would prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy, provide notice of security breaches, and enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information....

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S. 1405, The Communities First Act

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1405 would enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings....

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S. 1260, The Data Security Act of 2007

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1260 would protect information relating to consumers, and it would require notice of security breaches....

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S. 1202, The Personal Data Protection Act of 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1202 would require agencies and persons in possession of computerized data containing sensitive personal information to disclose security breaches where such breach poses a significant risk of identity theft....

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H.R. 1869, The Communities First Act

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1869 would enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings....

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H.R. 1685, The Data Security Act of 2007

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1685 would protect information relating to consumers, and it would require notice of security breaches....

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H.R. 1598, The Servicemembers Credit Protection Act

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1598 would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a servicemember's rights under such Act....

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