Man with first name ‘God’ runs into credit-rating issues
Apr 12, 2014 16:13:59 GMT -5
Post by PurplePuppy on Apr 12, 2014 16:13:59 GMT -5
Man with first name ‘God’ runs into credit-rating issues
Posted on April 11, 2014 by Angel - NYC
Man with first name ‘God’ runs into credit-rating issuesNew York Post – by Selim Algar
A Brooklyn businessman is suing the credit-reporting agency Equifax for falsely reporting him as having no financial history because their system rejects his first name — God.
God Gazarov — a Russian native who was named after his grandfather — claims that the company has stubbornly refused to correct the glitch after more than two years of anguished calls and correspondence, according to a Brooklyn federal lawsuit to be filed Friday.
Despite having scores of more than 720 with the two other major credit agencies, TransUnion and Experian, Gazarov said the Equifax snag prevented him from purchasing an Infiniti car last year.
“It’s extremely frustrating,” Gazarov told The Post. “I worked hard to get good credit to look good to lenders and this happens.”
The owner of a Brighton Beach jewelry store and a graduate of Brooklyn College, Gazarov, 26, said an Equifax customer-service representative had the gall to suggest that he change his first name to resolve the issue.
Gazarov was forced to file a lawsuit against the company because it refused to accept his name as legitimate, said his attorney, James Fishman, of Fishman & Mallon.
Equifax did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment on the case.
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Posted on April 11, 2014 by Angel - NYC
Man with first name ‘God’ runs into credit-rating issuesNew York Post – by Selim Algar
A Brooklyn businessman is suing the credit-reporting agency Equifax for falsely reporting him as having no financial history because their system rejects his first name — God.
God Gazarov — a Russian native who was named after his grandfather — claims that the company has stubbornly refused to correct the glitch after more than two years of anguished calls and correspondence, according to a Brooklyn federal lawsuit to be filed Friday.
Despite having scores of more than 720 with the two other major credit agencies, TransUnion and Experian, Gazarov said the Equifax snag prevented him from purchasing an Infiniti car last year.
“It’s extremely frustrating,” Gazarov told The Post. “I worked hard to get good credit to look good to lenders and this happens.”
The owner of a Brighton Beach jewelry store and a graduate of Brooklyn College, Gazarov, 26, said an Equifax customer-service representative had the gall to suggest that he change his first name to resolve the issue.
Gazarov was forced to file a lawsuit against the company because it refused to accept his name as legitimate, said his attorney, James Fishman, of Fishman & Mallon.
Equifax did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment on the case.
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