Errors In Credit Report

Errors in Reports

What Are Errors In Reports?
Errors that show up in reports may vary from the incorrect spelling of names, addresses, or other individual data. Different types of errors, for example, mistaken installment history or the expansion of credit accounts that you were not part of.

Credit bureaus will examine your report when you contest and file a dispute regarding the errors. In case you are not checking your credit, inaccurate data can go unnoticed for a considerable time. Those credit detailing errors could be risky and hazardous on FICO assessments regardless of whether you understand they are on your reports or not.

Personal information

• Personal data like incorrect name, address and phone number
• Accounts that belong to someone else with a similar name as you
• Incorrect records due to identity theft

Balance errors

• Incorrect balance in your account
• Incorrect credit limit in your account

Reporting of account status

• Duplicated debt list
• Listed as account owner but you are just an authorized user
• Incorrect reports for an account being late or delinquent
• The date of last payment, when the account is opened or the first late payment is incorrect
• Closed accounts that appeared as open

Data management errors

• Different creditors listed on a specific account multiple times
• Reinserting incorrect information after it was corrected

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How Do I Fix These Errors?
Make sure errors are fixed as early as possible. Inform creditors and credit bureaus about incorrect data or missing details in your report. The results of your report can highly affect your chances of getting a loan. It will also determine how much you will have to pay to borrow money.

To fix these errors, you may contact both the credit reporting company and the company that provided the information to the credit reporting company. You will file a dispute not only to the credit reporting company but also directly file a dispute with the credit furnishers as well with similar important documentation.

When you request for your record to get fixed, be sure to have these things included:

• Know each error in your report. 
• Express the actualities and clarify why you question the data. 
• Request for necessary adjustments.​