"Sorry, No Mortgage": Experian Says You're Dead!

Courtesy Digg - Business & Finance  Sun, 11/22/2009 - 18:30

Shortly after surviving the death of her husband and a life-threatening medical crisis, Ann Howe of Seattle decided to refinance her home mortgage.

Everything went smoothly until the bank informed her that the refinance couldn't be completed because the credit bureau Experian was convinced that she was dead.


 

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