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Requirements Relating to Information
Reports may not contain adverse information more than seven years old, except that:
 
Orders of relief (bankruptcies) may be reported for ten years;
Arrests, records of arrest, and records that did not result in a conviction may be reported for seven years after disposition, release or parole; and,
There are no limitations on reporting adverse information older than seven years (10 years for bankruptcy) if the individual's annual salary is $75,000 or more. This is an increase from the existing salary requirement of $20,000 or more.
Note that certain state laws may supercede the FCRA guidelines.
 
   
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