Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Amends Regulation V to Aid Human Trafficking Victims

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is updating Regulation V to allow victims of human trafficking to submit documentation to consumer reporting agencies, excluding adverse information related to the trafficking, and prohibits these agencies from including such information in consumer reports.

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