I’m a bit late sharing this story – but if you haven’t seen it yet its worth the read.

Here’s the article

It’s a good example of how credit data errors (though no fault of our own) can seriously damage our credit health. Unfortunately, the scale of this data error affected as many as one million people.

This one will be corrected, because its sheer size created its visibility. The danger with most credit data errors is that they go undetected – and thus unresolved. This is why the credit proofreading process is so important. Make sure you get your credit report proofread by a competent mortgage originator before you begin the mortgage qualifying process. Don’t pay more for your mortgage than necessary simply because undetected data errors harmed your credit score.