What can I do if I legally changed my name but the credit reporting bureaus refuse to acknowledge the new name?
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What can I do if I legally changed my name but the credit reporting bureaus refuse to acknowledge the new name?
They say I cannot contact them directly, that I have to go through a company like my bank but no company seems to report the information either. What do I do next?
Asked on June 30, 2015 under Business Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The credit reporting agencies report the information as it is reported to them by lenders, creditors, banks, vendors, landlords, etc. Therefore, you need to go business by business to change how the businesses you deal with know you--i.e. get them to change your name on their accounts and in their records. Only once that is done will the change start to flow through to the credit rating agencies.
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