Bank fails to resolve contradictory credit report status after FCRA dispute
A consumer reports that after disputing inaccurate credit reporting under the FCRA, their bank continued to report contradictory account statuses, simultaneously charged-off or canceled and in collections. This reflects a broader pattern of creditors and credit bureaus failing to reconcile disputed account data even after formal correction requests.
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