Mistakes Do Happen: Consumer Credit Reports
You'd think the information contained in our consumer credit reports, which are bought and sold daily to nearly anyone who requests and pays for them, would have to always be correct. In actuality, it doesn't work that way.
Credit bureaus collect and compile billions of snippets of information every year about consumer creditworthiness from banks and creditors and public record sources such as lawsuits, tax liens and legal judgments. The three major credit bureaus -- Experian,...(read more)
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