A friend of mine did this recently and was given two pages
of info on his ex-wife's parents affairs.
The company was absolutely unapologetic when he asked about
this.He has not seen these people for years and doesn't
really want to contact them, so they have no idea that he
knows all their financial details.
Clare Coyne
University of Bristol
On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 14:08:37 -0000 Richard Howley
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> I recently sent for my credit file (value for money for a #2 fee) from a
> well know credit refernce agency. It promptly arrived and much to my
> surprise it contained pages of information about my wife's financial
> affairs. Now I guess its reasonable for the file to record that the mortgage
> is in joint names and for it to show that I am the main holder of a credit
> card account for which I have approved a second card in her name.
>
> But I was surprised (and she very angry) that it also contained the details
> of her personal credit cards, the date she took it out, her credit limit,
> her current balance and so on. It also showed a list of previously held and
> now closed accounts for catalogues, credit cards, store cards, etc, in her
> (sole) name. Also shown was a monthy update on payments to all these
> accounts, ie. ontime, missed, etc.
>
> Is this legal?
>
> Richard
>
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