Glossary

A court order which prohibits a person from doing a specified act for a specified period of time.

Credit accounts in which the debt is divided into amounts to be paid successively at specified intervals.

The frame of mind or attitude of the person at the time an act was committed. See Culpability.

The process a consumer credit reporting agency goes through in order to verify credit report information disputed by a consumer….

These are consumer reports that are usually done for background checks, security clearances and other sensitive jobs. An investigative consumer…

A petition filed by certain credit grantors to have a debtor judged bankrupt. If the bankruptcy is granted, it is…

Dismissed due to lack of prosecution or lack of evidence.

Offers an explanation about a particular trade or public record item on your report, and it displays with that item…