Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a consumer report includes

TheFair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)(15 U.S.C. § 1681) defines aconsumer reportas information communicated by a consumer reporting agency that bears on a consumer’s creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living, used to determine eligibility for credit, insurance, or employment. This is relevant in insurance underwriting for consumer reports.

Option A: Incorrect. Information among related entities is not a consumer report.

Option B: Incorrect. Transaction reports between the consumer and the reporter are excluded from the FCRA definition.

Option C: Correct. A consumer report includes information on credit standing and personal characteristics from a reporting agency.

Option D: Incorrect. Credit card authorizations are not consumer reports under FCRA.