FTC Extends Car Dealer Data Requests for Another Three Years
Published Date: 5/16/2025
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Summary
The FTC wants to keep collecting info from certain car dealers and other businesses for three more years to make sure they follow the rules about reporting consumer info. They’re asking the public to share thoughts before the current approval ends on September 30, 2025. This helps keep consumer reports accurate without adding new costs or paperwork.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Three-Year Extension for Dealer Reporting
The FTC proposes to extend for an additional three years its Paperwork Reduction Act clearance to keep collecting information under the Information Furnishers Rule that applies to certain motor vehicle dealers and to shared enforcement of the furnisher provisions (subpart E) of the CFPB’s Regulation V for other entities. The current clearance expires on September 30, 2025. The agency says the extension keeps consumer reports accurate and will not add new costs or paperwork.
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