Unfortunately, that’s not the worst part. The process of fixing errors in your credit report is unfortunately a near-futile process that has taken — according to 60 Minutes — some up to 6 years to correct due to bureaucracy at the credit bureaus.<\/p>\n
Can this ridiculousness be avoided? Perhaps not completely. But here are 3 ways to stay on top of and potentially prevent these bureaucratic errors from happening to you.<\/p>\n
Please join Price Capital to read the rest of this article.<\/a><\/p>\n[\/s2If]\n[s2If is_user_logged_in()]\n Unfortunately, that’s not the worst part. The process of fixing errors in your credit report is unfortunately a near-futile process that has taken — according to 60 Minutes — some up to 6 years to correct due to bureaucracy at the credit bureaus.<\/p>\n Can this ridiculousness be avoided? Perhaps not completely. But here are 3 ways to stay on top of and potentially prevent these bureaucratic errors from happening to you.<\/p>\n 1. Proactively monitor your credit report for errors.<\/strong> You’re entitled to a free report from each bureau each year. Every 4 months, request a free report from the government-sponsored site annualcreditreport.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you’re willing to pay a fee, American Express has a service called Credit Secure<\/a> that will email you when your credit score changes.<\/p>\n