Credit repair terms · FCRA · CROA
What is CROA?
A documentation-first definition.
CROA (Credit Repair Organizations Act). The Credit Repair Organizations Act is the federal statute (15 USC section 1679 et seq.) regulating credit repair companies. CROA prohibits credit repair organizations from making untrue or misleading statements, charging fees before services are rendered, and using deceptive practices. It specifically prohibits advance fees.
15 USC § 1679 et seq.
Read the statutory text on the Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/chapter-41/subchapter-II-A
How Pinnacle applies this term.
Pinnacle operates as a CROA-compliant credit repair organization. The firm charges only after work is performed (CROA), provides written verdicts before engagement, and does not promise specific score outcomes (a CROAa violation if promised).
Pinnacle is a San Mateo, California-based forensic credit-repair firm operating under FCRA and CROA. Documentation-first dispute strategy; fixed-fee; capacity-limited; CROA compliant.
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