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Insights for furnishers, operators, and reporting teams
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How to Report Sold Accounts in Metro 2 (Seller and Purchaser Responsibilities With and Without History Conversion)
How should a seller and purchaser each report accounts that have been sold to another company, and how does the reporting differ depending on whether the purchaser converts the seller’s prior account history? Account sales are a routine part of portfolio management, but they are one of the most common sources of duplicate tradelines, broken…
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How to Report Payment Reversals in Metro 2 Without Breaking DOFD, PHP, or Date of Last Payment
How should a furnisher report a payment reversal, such as a returned payment or reversed transaction, when that reversal affects the Date of Last Payment, the Date of First Delinquency, the Payment History Profile, and the actual payment amount? Payment reversals are one of those ugly edge cases that expose sloppy credit reporting fast. If…
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What’s Coming in 2027: The New Debt Settlement Code and What It Means for Furnishers
The CDIA just approved a brand-new Metro 2 Special Comment Code that will change how debt settlement shows up on credit reports. Here’s what furnishers need to know now, before it goes live. The Announcement In June 2026, the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) and the Metro 2 Task Force approved a new Special Comment…
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Credit Reporting vs. Litigation: The Cheaper Path to Debt Recovery
When delinquent accounts pile up, most businesses reach for a lawyer. But there’s a faster, cheaper tool already in your hands: your credit reporting file. The Problem Every Creditor Knows You’ve extended credit in good faith. The customer stopped paying months ago. You’ve sent letters, made calls, maybe even hired a collections agency. Now you’re…
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Why Bureau Credentialing Takes So Long (And How to Fix It)
A dealer in Southern California came to us in early 2024. About 114 accounts on the books, using DealerCenter, wanted to start reporting payments to help his customers build credit. Simple enough, right? It took over two years. Not because of us. Not because of him. Because credit bureau credentialing is a black box, and…
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How to Report to Credit Bureaus as a Data Furnisher
If your business extends credit, collects payments, or manages accounts where consumers owe money, you can report that payment behavior to the credit bureaus. The process is called data furnishing, and it transforms your internal payment records into information that appears on consumer credit reports. Reporting is not just a compliance exercise. When consumers know…













