Equifax Says Consumer Credit Scores Changed by Computer Error

Equifax Inc. said some consumer credit scores were changed because of a computer error that has since been rectified.

A server “coding issue” led to the inaccurate scores, the consumer credit-reporting firm said Tuesday in a statement posted on the web. The Atlanta-based firm didn’t say how many consumers were affected.

“There was no shift in the vast majority of scores during the three-week time frame of the issue,” the company said. “For those consumers that did experience a score shift, initial analysis indicates that only a small number of them may have received a different credit decision.”

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