Millions of Americans Impacted by wrong credit score

Are you impacted by millions of Americans receiving incorrect credit ratings while asking for borrowings?

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If you got a notification regarding your credit rating from the largest credit agency Equifax, it is possible that...

...it was incorrect.

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According to The Wall Street Journal, this impacted lot of Americans ...

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...applying for loans, credit cards, and car loans.

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Equifax's March 17-April 6 credit ratings for these categories were incorrect by 20 points or more.

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The credit bureau called the situation a "coding glitch".

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After an examination, it said "most scores didn't change" during the outage.

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"Only a tiny proportion of individuals who experienced a score movement ...

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...received a higher credit decision," Equifax said.

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The credit score miscalculation reportedly affected interest rates by a huge margin.

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If your credit rating was reduced, you may have been served a higher rate of interest.

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With the Fed rising rates numerous times in recent months, it may be a double blow.

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If you applied for a loan with these companies, you may have been impacted.

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Wells Fargo & Co. JPMorgan Chase & Co Ally Financial

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