Automated Underwriting Misreads Fraud Alerts, Causing Wrongful Denials
A consumer with an active identity-theft fraud alert on their credit file was denied a loan application through an automated underwriting system citing insufficient credit history, despite five-plus years of strong credit standing. Customer service refuses to offer a path for manual reconsideration or to investigate whether the fraud alert caused the erroneous denial.
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