PLAN TARGETS CONSUMER CREDIT LAW.(BUSINESS)

Byline: JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday agreed to give Americans new weapons against identity theft, including access to their credit scores, a free e-mailed copy of their credit report annually and one-call-for-all fraud reporting.

But the bill approved by the Senate 95-2 also preempts tougher state privacy laws that prevent businesses from sharing their customers' financial information with other companies, consumers groups complain.

Business owners say that keeps the economy working smoothly under one national set of privacy laws rather than 50 state ones.

At issue are changes to the Fair Credit …