Debt Collectors Report Conflicting Status, Bureaus Shrug
Debt collectors report account status as simultaneously open and closed, or otherwise inconsistent, and credit bureaus close consumer disputes citing insufficient proof without requiring the collector to substantiate its data. Consumers are left with no path to force a real correction.
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