credit bureau
noun[C]
ukus(alsoUKcredit reference agency);(alsoUScredit reporting agency)FINANCE
acompanythatcollectsfinancialinformationaboutconsumers, forexample,theirlevelofdebtandemploymentrecord, andsellstheinformationtofinancialorganizationswholendmoney:
Thecreditbureaudoes acreditcheckof eachapplicantandapprovesclientswithin twoweeks.