Banks report credit delinquencies without ever successfully notifying the customer
A small automatic overdraft transfer generated a minimum payment due notice, but the bank's electronic alerts silently stopped and paper notices went to an outdated address the bank had on file. The delinquency was reported to all three credit bureaus without the customer ever having a real chance to see and pay it.
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surfaced semanticallyBank gives no meaningful notice before reporting account as past due
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