The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is designed to protect consumers from unfair and inaccurate reporting of their credit information. Under the act, consumers are entitled to certain rights regarding the privacy of their information and are protected from the misuse or abuse of the information.
Your Basic Rights Under FCRA
The Fair Credit Reporting Act governs agencies that collect and report information about consumer credit histories, debts, and other sensitive financial 
information. Primarily relating to the actions of the three Credit Reporting Agencies—Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax—the FCRA provides rules about what can and cannot be done with your credit information, including:
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Who can access your report
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What can be reported
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How long negative information can stay on your report
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How CRAs must respond to disputes
When your credit report contains false information, you can suffer consequences such as higher loan rates, denial of loan applications, job rejection, and rejection of a lease application. There are specific steps you must take to correct misinformation on a credit report and the CRA is required by law to correct any false information. Along with having the information corrected, you may also be entitled to a damage award.
Damage Awards for Negligent Violations
A CRA may be found guilty of either willfully or negligently violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. If you can prove that the CRA or other entity failed to exercise care in the handling of your financial information which resulted in harm to you, you may have a case for negligent violation of your FCRA rights. Under the law, you could be entitled to the following damages:
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Actual damages, with no set minimum or limit
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Attorney fees and costs
In other words, if the negligent handling of your information leads to you paying higher interest rates, losing out on a job opportunity, or being denied a line of credit, the agency may be ordered to pay you back the amount you lost due to their negligence, plus attorney fees. If the agency or an individual is determined to have willfully violated your FCRA rights, you could be entitled to more damages, which we will discuss at a later date. if there is information on your Credit Report that is wrong then you need to write a certified letter to the Credit REporting Agencies that it is wrong and send along the evidence that proves the Credit Reporting Agency's information is wrong.
The Consumer Law Group Can Represent You in Your FCRA Dispute
If you have gone through the required steps for disputing information on a credit report and have not had the matter settled to your satisfaction, you may need to take legal action with the help of an experienced FCRA attorney. Contact The Consumer Law Group, P.C. to find out if you may be entitled to damages from the company who violated your rights.
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