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Credit Report Accuracy's & Correcting Errors
Studies have shown that many credit files contain inaccuracies,
which could influence the approval process when you apply for a
loan, insurance, or even a job. Learn how to Correct Credit Report
Errors.
Once you receive a copy of your credit report, review it for
carefully for inaccuracies and incorrect information. Under federal
law, you have the right to have any incomplete or inaccurate
information corrected by a credit bureau at no charge.
Mistakes in credit reports
A national survey released today by the U.S. Public Interest
Research Group (PIRG) found that, despite passage of a 1996 federal
law, nearly one-third of credit reports still contain serious errors
that could cause consumers to be denied credit. The report also
found that many consumers still can't get through to bureaus to
request their reports. The report makes recommendations to Congress
and state legislatures on ways to improve credit report access and
accuracy, since reports are now being used not only for credit, job,
and insurance applications but also when consumers try to write
checks, open bank accounts or even use ATM debit cards.
"Many credit reports are a ticking data time bomb of inaccurate
information that could devastate a consumer's financial health at
any moment," said Ed Mierzwinski, PIRG Consumer Program Director.
"The data dealers are selling credit reports that are full of
mistakes to businesses, and innocent consumers pay the price."
Among the principal findings of the report were the following:
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of the credit reports contained...
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