Consumers entitled to free annual credit bureau report

By Ilhaam Hoosain
29 August 2007

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has been running a campaign on section 73 to educate consumers, about this specific section and the amnesty that the National Credit Act is offering.

These regulations stipulate the information that must be removed from Credit Bureau information held by credit bureaus of consumers.

“This means for those consumers that qualify for the amnesty, they will have certain information expunged from their credit records,” says media officer of the NCR Bongiwe Gambu.

Consumers have until the 1 September this year to pay their judgements and get their names cleared from the credit bureaux records.

For queries you can contact the Credit Bureaux on 0861 482 482 or 0861 105 665

If you wish to lodge a complaint the Credit Information Ombudsman can be contacted on 0861 662 837 or The National Credit Regulator 0860 627 627