Velimir Drecun says he wouldn’t have noticed his credit rating had apparently plunged had it not been for a landlord asking specifically for an Equifax credit check when he wanted to rent a basement suite in Toronto earlier this month.
Now, Drecun is warning other Meridian Credit Union customers to check their Equifax credit scores after learning an error within the credit reporting company had duplicated a maxed-out credit card.
His score was 526 on Equifax; 150 points lower compared with another credit bureau.
“It’s frustrating,” Drecun said. “You put the work in to improve it and to have a good history … and you’re still at
