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From WSJ: Credit-Reporting Giants Agree to Overhaul

March 11, 2015 Credit Report Issues No Comments

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion will change the way they handle errors and list unpaid medical bills as part of the broadest industry overhaul in more than a decade

Read the entire article from the Wall Street Journal here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/credit-reporting-giants-agree-to-overhaul-1425873884?mod=djemalertNEWS

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