Overhaul Boosts Credit Scores of Millions of Consumers
AnnaMaria Andriotis and Josh Zumbrun of The Wall Street Journal
The credit scores of millions of U.S. consumers have risen following a broad overhaul of how credit-reporting firms handle negative credit information.Consumers who had at least one collections account removed from their files experienced an 11-point increase, on average, in their credit scores, according to a report released Tuesday by...
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