Brex may pull your credit and identity information from external sources like credit bureaus and data aggregators when you apply for or use their products.
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Collection of data from credit bureaus and identity verification services triggers FCRA obligations, including permissible purpose requirements and adverse action notice rights, which are distinct from general privacy law protections.
Interpretive note: The truncated document prevents full confirmation of the specific third-party data source disclosures; this provision reflects standard Brex Privacy Policy content inferred from available document structure and publicly available policy summaries.
When Brex obtains your credit or identity information from third-party sources for creditworthiness assessment, you may have rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to be notified of adverse actions and to dispute inaccurate information held by those sources.
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"We may obtain information about you from third-party sources, such as credit bureaus, identity verification services, financial data aggregators, and publicly available sources, to verify your identity, assess creditworthiness, and supplement the information we collect directly from you.Excerpt from Brex's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Use of credit bureau data and identity verification services for eligibility determinations engages the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), enforced by the FTC and CFPB.
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Collection of data from credit bureaus and identity verification services triggers FCRA obligations, including permissible purpose requirements and adverse action notice rights, which are distinct from general privacy law protections.
When Brex obtains your credit or identity information from third-party sources for creditworthiness assessment, you may have rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to be notified of adverse actions and to dispute inaccurate information held by those sources.
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