04/14/2022
According to the FTC, One in five people have an error on at least one of their credit reports. Errors on your credit reports can lower your credit score, which could hurt your ability to get new lines of credit.
To see what errors are on your credit report, you’ll want to do a credit report check. For access to your credit report, you’re able to get one free credit report from each of the three major consumer credit bureaus at AnnualCreditReport.com
While there are many different types of errors on credit reports, here are a few that we see more frequently.
🦋Identity Errors
This could include errors in your personal information such as the misspelling of your name, the wrong name altogether or incorrect contact info such as your address or phone number.
🦋Data Management Errors
Things like putting an old account back on your report after it was removed or accounts that appear multiple times with different creditor information.
🦋Balance Errors
Common errors with your balance could be the wrong amount on your balance or the wrong credit limit.
🦋Account Errors
There might be mistakes in the actual status of your accounts. For instance, maybe an account that should still be open is reported as closed, or vice versa.
🚨🚨For a full list of common errors and steps on how to dispute, grab the guide with the link in my bio.