What's In Your Credit Report? What's In Your Credit Report? Credit reports are compiled by credit bureaus--private, for-profit companies that gather information about your credit history and sell it to banks, mortgage lenders, credit unions, credit card companies, department stores, insurance companies, landlords and some employers Credit bureaus get most of their data from creditors and collection agencies They also search court records for lawsuits, judgments and bankruptcy filings And they go through county records to find recorded liens (legal claims) against property Non-credit data made part of a credit ...

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