More Than Your Credit Could Be Hurt by Someone’s Error

Your job prospects and other aspects of your life could be affected such as the hope of starting a business.

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A big credit reporting agency makes a mistake on your credit report, possibly lowering your score, but rarely corrects it, a federal agency contends.

Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion routinely failed to fully respond to consumers with errors in their reports, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a new report.