Tennessee § 56-5-207 - Disclosure of intention to use credit information.

Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 56-5-207 — Disclosure of intention to use credit information., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 56-5-207. Disclosure of intention to use credit information.

If an insurer writing personal insurance uses credit information in underwriting or rating a consumer, the insurer or its agent shall disclose, either on the insurance application or at the time the insurance application is taken, that it may obtain credit information in connection with the application. The disclosure shall be either written or provided to an applicant in the same medium as the application for insurance. The insurer need not provide the disclosure statement required under this section to any insured on a renewal policy, if the consumer has previously been provided a disclosure statement. Use of the following example disclosure statement constitutes compliance with this section: “In connection with this application for insurance, we may review your credit report or obtain or use a credit-based insurance score based on the information contained in that credit report. We may use a third party in connection with the development of your insurance score.” Acts 2004, ch. 527, § 8; T.C.A. § 56-5-407 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 56-5-407 to § 56-5-207 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 56-5-207 ("Disclosure of intention to use credit information.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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