Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 20.02 — PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES; PROHIBITION; USE OF CONSUMER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

BC § 20.02Title 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES · Ch. 20. REGULATION OF CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES · Art. A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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(a)A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report only:

(1)in response to a court order issued by a court with proper jurisdiction;

(2)in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom the report relates; or

(3)to a person the agency has reason to believe:

(A)intends to use the information in connection with a transaction involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of, the consumer to whom the report relates;

(B)intends to use the information for employment purposes as authorized under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.), as amended, and regulations adopted under that Act;

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