How To Dispute Your Credit Report
You may know what your current credit score is, but when was the last time you looked at your full credit report? Besides applying for a credit card or a loan, your credit report is used for a myriad of other purposes — including applying for insurance and employment background checks — that you may be unaware of. If you don’t annually review your credit report, there’s a chance it contains errors. If the errors are big enough, they could seriously jeopardize your chances at getting insurance, landing a job or more! Ordering Your Report Before you can dispute any errors on your credit report, you need to get a copy to look through. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires all three of the nation’s top credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and Transunion — to send a free copy of your credit when requested, once every 12 months. You can request a copy of your report online at AnnualCreditReport.com, by phone at 1-877-322-8228 or by filling out the Annual C