(as of March 2010)
| Information bureaus | Personal Credit Information Center | Japan Credit Information Reference Center Corp. (JICC) | Credit Information Center Corp. (CIC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Members |
* banks * financial institutions * bank-affiliated credit card companies * guarantee companies |
* consumer financing companies * credit card companies * installment credit companies * guarantee companies * banks * shinkin banks * credit cooperatives |
* consumer credit companies * consumer credit companies affiliated with automobiles and home appliances * department stores * retailers * leasing companies * guarantee companies |
| Transactions registered |
* consumer loans * current account transactions * guarantees * credit card transactions |
* consumer loans * guarantees * credit card transactions |
* credit card transactions * installment credit sales * leasing contracts * guarantees * loans * housing loans |
| Information shared among these bureaus | * past due * repayment of past due loans * paying off past due loans * subrogation * paying off loans after subrogation * compulsory repayment * compulsory cancellation of accounts * guarantee company paid on behalf of the debtor and the debtor has not paid back * bank transaction suspension |
* past due * debt collection * guarantee company paid on behalf of the debtor and the debtor has not paid back |
* past due * repayment of past due loans |