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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate
Penalty: $5,800,000
Year: 2023
Date: September 11, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: Fair Credit Reporting Act violation
Violation Description: The Federal Trade Commission will require background report providers TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate to pay $5.8 million to settle charges that they deceived users about the content of its background reports and violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by operating as consumer reporting agencies while, among other things, failing to ensure the maximum possible accuracy of their reports.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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