Credit-report errors are all too common. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that roughly one in four consumers have an inaccurate credit report. And it can take only one error for a lender, landlord or other credit checker to decide you can't be trusted to meet your financial obligations.
That is why it's important to review your credit report on a regular basis and dispute any errors. You can check your latest TransUnion credit report for free on WalletHub. And if you find an error, you can file a dispute with TransUnion directly from your WalletHub account.
Alternatively, you can get all three major credit reports once every year from AnnualCreditReport.com. Below, we'll explain the three ways to dispute credit report errors, the types you can dispute and more.
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