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Saturday, November 21st 2009
Credit Card Glossary

Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions

Confused by credit card terms? CreditCards.com's glossary of credit card definitions will help. From account holder to Regulation Z, we have defined the most-common and most-confusing credit card terms.
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Fair Credit Reporting Act

The Fair Credit Reporting Act was enacted to govern how credit bureaus maintain, share and correct information in credit reports. It sets out, for example, a method by which consumers can force inaccurate information to be removed from credit files.

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