Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers (ACCIS)
Established in Dublin in 1990, it currently brings together 37 consumer
credit reference agencies in 27 European countries and 3 associate members from all other continents.
ACCIS IVZW is since 2006 a registered International
non-profit association under Belgian law.
Membership includes:
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member-owned ‘mutual’ organizations;
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commercial profit-making companies and government-owned;
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providers of both negative and positive information.
The key functions of the Association are:
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to represent, promote, protect and preserve the
common interests of its members;
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to include in particular the representation
and advocacy of member interests vis-a-vis government agencies, the public
and all other third parties;
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to inform members about matters of concern
to them, including information about practices of other members and to coordinate
the mutual interests of the members.
The Association works in cooperation
with the other European trade organizations such as
EUROFINAS or with sister
organizations like
CDIA, USA, or the
Global Consumer Credit Reporting Network.