Before you take out a mortgage or car loan, check your credit report. It may have a mistake that could cost you.
It’s not as uncommon as you may think. More than one-third of Americans found at least one error on their credit report, according to a new Consumer Reports investigation. Twenty-nine percent of 5,858 volunteers found personal information errors and 11% found account information errors.
So how do you go about fixing these mistakes before they cost you money?
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