Lenders verbally confirm deferrals then report late payments, damaging borrower credit
Borrowers facing hardship receive verbal confirmations of payment deferrals from lender representatives, only to find late payments reported to credit bureaus because the deferral was never properly recorded. With no written confirmation and an inadequate credit dispute process, borrowers cannot prove the lender's commitment or get the erroneous marks removed. This pattern of miscommunication and credit harm is widespread across auto and mortgage servicers.
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