a debt collector acting as an agent for a credit provider
Why a credit provider may need access
A credit provider may access your consumer credit report for a number of reasons, including:
to assess your application to them for consumer credit
to enable them to collect any overdue payments for consumer credit they have given you
to assess your application to them for commercial credit, or to enable them to collect any overdue payments for commercial credit, but only where you have consented to the disclosure of your consumer credit report for that purpose
to assess whether to accept you as a guarantor for an application for credit where you have consented to the disclosure of your consumer credit report for that purpose
where they have received from a credit reporting body information that suggests you have committed a serious credit infringement
Who isn’t allowed access
Neither a real estate agent, landlord, employer, foreign credit provider, foreign credit reporting body or an insurance company (other than mortgage insurer and trade insurer) are allowed to access your credit report.
Your consumer credit report also includes a log of who has accessed it. A credit provider or other third party isn’t generally able to view this information.
To find out who’s accessed your credit report, ask for a copy of it
