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July 16, 2002 / 1:55 PM

Court: FTC can protect credit privacy

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission can keep credit reporting agencies from reusing or disclosing personal financial information. A credit reporting agency had challenged the FTC restrictions as violations of free commercial speech.

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