February 02, 2006
Credit bureaus display English bias
Accessing your credit report is one of the best means of controlling fraud and checking identity theft. But how is the credit report useful to non-English speaking or reading people? Hispanics, who are unable to read or write English, are learning the hard way that credit bureaus refuse to operate in any language but English. Sun-sentinel.com reports:
Two of the three major credit bureaus don't make credit reports available in Spanish. "It's very tough if you have no English or very limited English to get through that Web site," said Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action, a San Francisco-based group.
Read more: Hispanics who don't speak English find it difficult to check credit reports
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