This provision authorizes Robinhood to obtain a consumer credit report on the customer at any time and for any reason Robinhood deems necessary for its protection, at Robinhood's sole discretion.
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This clause authorizes credit report pulls without specifying the permissible purpose required under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which limits the circumstances under which consumer reports may be obtained. FCRA permissible purpose requirements apply regardless of contractual authorization, and compliance teams should evaluate whether this provision aligns with FCRA standards.
Interpretive note: The broad any-reason authorization may conflict with FCRA permissible purpose requirements; the contractual authorization does not establish FCRA compliance independently.
The agreement authorizes Robinhood to pull a consumer credit report at Robinhood's discretion and for any reason it deems necessary for its protection. The Fair Credit Reporting Act imposes independent permissible purpose requirements that govern when credit reports may lawfully be obtained, which apply regardless of the customer's contractual authorization.
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Compare across platforms →"Robinhood is authorized, in its discretion, to request and obtain a consumer credit report for the Customer should Robinhood deem it necessary for its protection for any reason.Excerpt from Robinhood's Margin Account Rules
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which requires that consumer reports be obtained only for permissible purposes defined in the statute.
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This clause authorizes credit report pulls without specifying the permissible purpose required under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which limits the circumstances under which consumer reports may be obtained. FCRA permissible purpose requirements apply regardless of contractual authorization, and compliance teams should evaluate whether this provision aligns with FCRA standards.
The agreement authorizes Robinhood to pull a consumer credit report at Robinhood's discretion and for any reason it deems necessary for its protection. The Fair Credit Reporting Act imposes independent permissible purpose requirements that govern when credit reports may lawfully be obtained, which apply regardless of the customer's contractual authorization.
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