The provisions of ORS 646A.606 to 646A.610 do not apply to the use of a consumer report by or for any of the following:
(1) A person, or the person’s subsidiary, affiliate, agent or assignee with which the consumer has or, prior to assignment, had an account, contract or debtor-creditor relationship for the purposes of reviewing the account or collecting the financial obligation owing for the account, contract or debtor-creditor relationship. For purposes of this subsection, “reviewing the account” includes activities related to account maintenance, monitoring, credit line increases and account upgrades and enhancements;
(2) Any person acting pursuant to a judgment, court order, warrant or subpoena;
(3) A federal, state or local governmental entity, including a law enforcement agency or court, or their agents or assignees, acting to investigate fraud or acting to investigate or collect delinquent taxes or unpaid judgments or court orders or to fulfill their statutory or regulatory duties provided such responsibilities are consistent with a permissible purpose under section 604 of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b) as that Act existed on October 1, 2007;
(4) The use of credit information for the purposes of prescreening as provided by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) as that Act existed on October 1, 2007;
(5) Any person for the sole purpose of providing a credit file monitoring subscription service, or similar service to which the consumer has subscribed;
(6) A consumer reporting agency for the sole purpose of providing a consumer with a copy of the consumer’s consumer report upon the consumer’s request;
(7) Any person or entity for the use of setting or adjusting rates, for claims handling or underwriting for insurance purposes, to the extent permitted by law;
(8) A subsidiary, affiliate, agent, assignee or prospective assignee of a person to whom access has been granted under ORS 646A.608 (3) for purposes of facilitating the extension of credit or other permissible use;
(9) A child support agency acting pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) as that Act existed on October 1, 2007; and
(10) A person for the sole purpose of screening an applicant for a residential dwelling unit as described in ORS 90.295 (1). [2007 c.759 §8]
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