Fixing mistakes on your credit report could boost your credit score—here’s how to do it for free

Monitor your credit reports to fix mistakes before they limit your ability to qualify for favorable interest rates on loans ...
Consumer Reports

Credit Report Error Complaints Surge. Here’s Why You Should Check Yours.

After the shock of losing her job, Lisa Hill-Green of Richmond, Va., struggled to pay her bills. In an effort to bring down her costs, she went to her mortgage lender for a loan modification. But then ...
Kiplinger

How to Fix Errors in Your Credit Report

If you looked at your credit report and found incorrect information, you're not alone. Consumer Reports and WorkMoney did a report, where they found almost half of ...
Lifehacker

Common Errors People Find on Their Credit Report (and How to Fix Them)

Monitoring your credit report is more important than you might think. Even if you don't spot something as extreme as identity theft (knock on wood), minor errors here and there could be damaging your ...
Los Angeles Times

Credit report mistakes are common. Here’s how to fix them

Dear Liz: Two of my credit card issuers have drastically lowered my credit limits. They blamed my credit report at Equifax. At first, Equifax could not even find my report. I had to send paperwork to ...
ConsumerAffairs

How to remove collections from your credit report

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Find my match Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Removing collections from your credit ...
Investopedia

It Won’t Take 7 Years to Recover From That Late Payment – Here’s the Actual Timeline

Rajeev Dhir is a writer with 10+ years of experience as a journalist with a background in broadcast, print, and digital newsrooms. Betsy began her career in international finance and it has since ...