Did you know that 1 in every 5 Americans has a mistake on their credit report, according to the Federal Trade Commission? If you're one of the unlucky ones with an error, you could be denied credit ...

Tuesday, June 24 is your last chance to sign up to be part of a class action lawsuit that accused a TransUnion of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The $23 million settlement resolves ...

The deadline is fast approaching to sign up to get a payment as part of a class action lawsuit that accused a major credit bureau of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. TransUnion agreed to a $23 ...

Maybe it was pandemic-related, but consumers who checked their credit reports last year apparently found plenty that looked wrong. Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about credit ...

A single error on your credit report can really hurt. It might drop your credit score 50 points, costing you an auto loan or pushing you into subprime mortgage status ...

Finding a mistake on your credit report can be frustrating. Those errors can have a negative impact on your credit score. Submitting a credit dispute to the reporting bureaus is the first step in the ...

A credit reporting agency is a company that compiles information about your borrowing history into a credit report. Also called credit bureaus, credit reporting agencies primarily sell reports to ...

Is there an error on your TransUnion credit report? This step-by-step guide will tell you exactly how to dispute the inaccurate information. Image Credit: Getty ...

Cynthia Paez Bowman is a finance, real estate and international business journalist. Besides Bankrate.com, her work has been featured in Business Jet Traveler, MSN, CheatSheet.com, Freshome.com and ...