I recently purchased a new car, giving me the opportunity to deal first-hand with credit reports, credit scores and inaccurate information.
While reading the New York Times yesterday, it was interesting to see that having to tussle with the credit reporting industry is becoming a more widespread issue. (free registration required.)
Mr. Graham, 41, who lives in Oxford, Mich., and owns a business making foot and ankle braces, learned how hard it can be to clean up one's credit history, even when it is soiled in error.Posted by tgibbons at August 2, 2004 11:36 AMSometimes the dispute is over a small sum. Other cases may involve identity theft or something as ludicrous as being listed as dead. (It happens.) But once bad information is on file, removing it can be difficult.