What Equifax’s credit score miscalculations mean for consumers

(NerdWallet) - Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, announced that a computer coding error resulted in the miscalculation of credit scores for consumers in a three-week period between March 17 and April 6. For 300,000 consumers, the error shifted credit scores as much as 25 points. The changes to credit scores did not show up on credit reports, Equifax said in a press release.While the error caused scores to shift in positive and negative directions, a 25-point drop in your credit sco