Read and dispute your credit report
Start here if something on your credit report is wrong.
- How to Read Your Credit Report and Spot Errors
- How to Dispute Credit Report Errors: 7 Steps
- Credit Report Dispute Letter: What to Include
- How to Dispute Experian: Online, Mail and Phone
- How to Dispute Equifax: Online, Mail and Phone
- How to Dispute TransUnion: Online, Mail and Phone
- How to Fix a Mixed Credit File, Step by Step
- Account on My Credit Report That Is Not Mine
- Remove a Late Payment From Your Credit Report
- How to Remove Hard Inquiries From Your Credit Report
- How to Get a Repo Off Your Credit Report
- How Long Does Bankruptcy Stay on Your Credit Report?
- Charged-Off Account Still Showing a Balance?
- Credit Karma Says I'm Deceased: What to Do
- File a CFPB Complaint Against a Credit Bureau
Background checks
How employment and gig background checks work, and how to fix one that's wrong.
- How Far Back Does a Background Check Go?
- How Long Does a Background Check Take?
- Levels of Background Checks: Level 1 vs. Level 2
- How to Fix a Background Check Error: 8 Steps
- Background Check Dispute Letter: What to Send
- Pre-Adverse Action Notice: Your Rights Before Rejection
- Background Check Shows Someone Else's Criminal Record
- Background Check Without Consent: Is It Legal?
Employer and gig app background checks
What specific employers and apps check, and who runs their checks.
- Uber Background Check: What It Checks and How Long
- Lyft Background Check: What It Checks and How Long
- DoorDash Background Check: What It Checks, How Long
- Instacart Background Check: What It Checks, Who Runs It
- Spark Driver Background Check: What It Checks, How Long
- Amazon Flex Background Check: What It Checks, How Long
- Amazon Background Check: What It Covers and How Long
- Walmart Background Check: What It Covers and How Long
- FedEx Background Check: What It Covers and How Long
- USPS Background Check: What It Covers and How Long
- Dollar General Background Check: What It Covers
- Home Depot Background Check: What It Covers and How Long
Tenant screening
Denied an apartment because of a screening report.
- How to Dispute a Tenant Screening Report
- Denied an Apartment Because of a Background Check?
- Criminal Record Apartment Rights: What the Law Says
- Tenant screening companies list
Your rights and FCRA lawsuits
What the law requires, and how a case works.
- What Is the FCRA? Your Credit Report Rights
- Examples of FCRA Violations, Section by Section
- How an FCRA Lawsuit Works, Stage by Stage
- FCRA Claim After the Error Was Fixed: Can You Sue?
- Denied Credit During a Credit Dispute? Your Rights
- FCRA Requirements for Employers: What the Law Demands
Reference
Lists, definitions and data.