# Clearance Applicants and Security Freezes on Credit Reports

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/clearance-applicants-and-security-freezes-on-credit-reports/17841>\
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**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/clearance-applicants-and-security-freezes-on-credit-reports/17841 "2024-01-16T16:32:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/clearance-applicants-and-security-freezes-on-credit-reports/17841/1 "2024-01-16T16:32:04Z")

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Originally published at: [https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/clearance-applicants-and-security-freezes-on-credit-reports/](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/clearance-applicants-and-security-freezes-on-credit-reports/)  
   
In 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law, enabling those undergoing background investigations to keep a credit report security freeze in place without any impact to completion of the investigation. At the time, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) provided guidance to all Federal agencies to instruct individuals filling out…