As the saying goes, "In God We Trust, all others pay cash."
But in the case of Russian immigrant and businessman God Gazarov, cash may be the only option.
That's because, according to The New York Post, credit reporting agency Equifax has refused to acknowledge that he has any financial history whatsoever, despite having high scores with two other major credit agencies.
According to the Post:
"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.' "
It turns out that the problem for Gazarov, 26, who owns a gold store in the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn, N.Y., may simply be his name, which he shares with his grandfather, the newspaper says. Gazarov's lawyer, James Fishman, says his client came to the U.S. when he was 3 and recently became a naturalized citizen.
The attorney confirms that Equifax "suggested
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