What You Should Know about the Credit Repair Organizations Act

Credit repair services are regulated under both federal and state laws. The Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) is a federal consumer protection law regulating credit repair service providers. Explore this practice note for an overview of CROA, its purpose, consumer protections, required consumer disclosures, prohibitions, the right to credit repair, and recent enforcement actions from federal banking agencies.

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