Required Notice

Human Trafficking
Victims' Rights

Instructions for submitting a request to block adverse items resulting from human trafficking.

Request to Block Adverse Items

If you are a victim of human trafficking, you may submit a request to block adverse items of information that resulted from trafficking. Please provide as much information as possible with your submission.

Required Information

Please provide "appropriate proof of identity" as part of your submission:

•First, Middle, and Last Name
•Any other or previously used names
•Current and/or recent full address (street, apt, city, state, zip)
•Social Security Number
•Date of Birth
•Copies of government-issued identification documents, utility bills, and/or other proof of identity (if needed)

Trafficking Documentation

Victim Determination Information

Documentation of a determination that a consumer is a victim of trafficking, made by either:

•A Federal, State, or Tribal governmental entity
•A court of competent jurisdiction, which includes certain documents filed in court
•A non-governmental organization or human trafficking task force, authorized by a Federal, State, or Tribal government entity
•A self-attestation by a consumer who identifies as a victim of trafficking that is signed or certified by a Federal, State, or Tribal government entity, court of competent jurisdiction, or an authorized representative of these entities

Identified Adverse Items of Information

Documents that identify items of adverse information that should not be furnished because the items resulted from a severe form of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking. An "adverse item of information" could include records containing derogatory information, such as payment delinquencies or defaults, records of coerced debt, records of criminal arrests and convictions, and records of evictions or non-payment of rent.

Preferred Communication Method

Please provide a preferred means of written communication (mailing address or email address).

Submit Your Request

Please mail the required information to:

National Screening Bureau
7334 N Newell
Wichita, KS 67212

If you have questions regarding what to provide, please call us at 877-263-4405 or 316-263-4400.

An overview of the Human Trafficking Regulation can be found at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:

View CFPB Fast Facts (PDF) ↗