Page 4: Articles from Daniel Cohen

Consumer Attorneys has helped countless victims of credit reporting inaccuracies and is here for you.

We’ve Got the Top 10 Examples of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Violations. Learn How to Fight Back!

Kroll background checks reduce risks for employers. But sometimes, reporting errors harm job candidates instead.

The dangers of identity theft

This is the (sadly typical) story of one of our clients and her struggles with inaccurate information appearing in background reports from no less than 5 different credit reporting agencies

Yet another example of a credit bureau (ACCURATE BACKGROUND LLC , in this case) shamelessly ruining someone's life with their carelessness and indifference

Yet another story of an uncaring credit agency ruining someone's life with their inept practices and incompetence, this time it's RealPage

In yet another example of the carelessness of the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA’s), Vietnamese Americans have an increased risk of reporting errors because they don’t have that many names to go around.

Like some kind of financial long Covid, when credit reporting agencies and background check companies like On Site LLC don’t fix their mistakes (even after agreeing to and paying a cash settlement) the result is on-going suffering that never ends, like a festering wound.

It can help you out in tough times

In some situations, no.

The reasonableness of the investigation depends on the circumstances of a case

Equifax Coding Snag Led to Millions of Erroneous Credit Scores Issued to Lenders

It turns out that younger, supposedly more tech savvy consumers are actually in the majority.

If you had the misfortune of being erroneously flagged as a terrorist on your credit report, you need to read this.

In 2021, service-members, veterans, and military family members reported nearly 50,000 cases of identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

You have the right to dispute inaccurate credit information. Here’s what to know about disputing Wells Fargo errors.

A credit score of 700 has positive implications

Building credit at 18 is possible

Building up your credit after prison is possible

Pre-qualified means you fit some of the criteria needed for a specific credit card