FCRA Compliance Resources

If your organization runs background checks, screens tenants, or otherwise uses consumer reports, the Fair Credit Reporting Act gives you obligations — regardless of your size. These guides explain what the law requires, in the order you actually need to do it.

For Employers

  • FCRA Background Check Compliance for Employers

    The disclosure, the authorization, the pre-adverse action notice, and the waiting period — the five steps the law requires before a background check can cost someone a job.

    Guide Updated Start here

7 more guides are in progress. New material is added as it is written and reviewed. If there is a compliance question you need answered that is not covered here, tell us and we will prioritize it.

Certified FCRA Professional

These guides cover individual topics. The CFCRP program covers the whole framework, with an exam and a credential your clients and employers can verify.