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Credit reporting agency sued by State Mississippi has sued credit reporting giant Experian, alleging sweeping errors in the company’s data and routine violations of consumer protection laws. Mississippi’s action — and a previously unreported multi-state investigation of credit bureaus led … Continue reading
Not fixing a bad credit report pays $18.6 million dollar jury award. This is the recent case of Julie Miller whose credit file was merged and mixed with someone else with the same name. After numerous attempts and lots of … Continue reading
Be wise about suing the credit bureaus I’ve had a second email this month about “suing the credit bureaus” because they don’t have proof of the negative credit that they are reporting. Now hold on before you get all worked … Continue reading
Re-posted from Naked Capitalism Credit card debt collection may achieve the dubious distinction of making mortgage servicers look good. The New York Times has been keeping a bit of a watch on this area, and reported earlier that credit card … Continue reading
Americans are virtually powerless to correct damaging mistakes in their credit reports because of loopholes and obstacles in the federal law governing credit-reporting agencies, an Ohio newspaper reported. The lack of government regulation allows errors that wrongly deny thousands of … Continue reading
Many, many folks would like to know exactly how the credit bureaus handle a consumer dispute. The following is testimony before the subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services. This excerpt from the full … Continue reading
Written by Kelly Heffernan-Tabor Collier County, Florida — Have you heard the one about a homeowner foreclosing on a bank? Well, it has happened in Florida and involves a North Carolina based bank. Instead of Bank of America foreclosing on some … Continue reading