CIPP/US Study Guide
Chapter 9: Financial Privacy

FACTA Amendments and Consumer Protections

FACTA (2003) amended the FCRA, preempting stricter state laws in most areas (states keep some identity-theft powers). It required truncation of card numbers on receipts, gave a free annual report from each of the three national bureaus, and mandated the Disposal Rule and Red Flags Rule.

  • Required truncation of credit and debit card numbers on receipts.
  • Gave consumers new rights to an explanation of their credit scores.
  • Created the right to a free annual credit report from each of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
  • Mandated the Disposal Rule and the Red Flags Rule.
Named state-law exceptions

FACTA preempts most stricter state laws but kept specific ones in effect: certain California and Colorado credit-score laws (plus insurance credit-score laws), and free-report frequency laws in Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.