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The accusations against Equifax mirror allegations made in a lawsuit filed against fellow credit-reporting giant Experian ... disputes; allowed previously deleted inaccuracies to be reinserted into ...

I’ll let you in on some of the most common credit report mistakes and what you can do to fix them. The three credit reporting agencies (TransUnion, Experian ... then file a dispute with the ...

The CFPB cited Equifax’s failure to investigate disputes and resolve errors as part of its crackdown on credit reporting.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit bureau failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. Credit reports ...

Platform access: You won’t be able to use Experian’s platform for services like freezing or unfreezing your credit, disputing credit report errors or receiving personalized credit offers.

One critical issue involved flawed software coding that led to miscalculated credit scores for hundreds of thousands of consumers. In some cases, Equifax issued letters with contradictory information, ...