December 04, 2003
* President Signs Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

President Bush Signs Identity Theft Legislation

  • From the Congressional Record, H.R. 2622

  • White House Fact Sheet on the Act, which provides that consumers may obtain each year, free of charge, a personal credit history report, that merchants must omit from sales receipts all but the last five digits of a customer's credit card number, and that procedures for government oversight and financial institution notification of ID theft and fraud be implemented.

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