Banks Refuse to Report Mortgage Payoff to Credit Bureaus Despite Prior Promises
A borrower who paid off their mortgage in full was told by their bank, after years of assurances, that it would not report the payoff to credit bureaus unless the loan had been refinanced. Customers are left with no recourse to correct their credit history when banks renege on reporting commitments.
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