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Anorwen asked:


Does anybody know of any good books or websites on fixing good credit gone bad or dealing with the three major credit reporting agencies when they have a lot of misinformation.

Dustin

David Kamau asked:




Credit repair, remove negative items. Can it be done? You’ve probably come across ads promising to clean up your credit file, lower your payments, removing bad information, and/or help you open a brand new file. Can it be done?

As you probably know, there are three major credit reporting agencies in the US. By simple math, this makes it three times as hard to remove negative items.

Even if it were possible for one to break into one bureau’s computer, you would still have two to go. And, the cost for such a “service” would cost several times the already exorbitant fees that credit repair clinics charge, not to mention, the risk of spending a very long time behind bars.

Secondly, even if you somehow succeeded in removing negative items from one credit bureau’s report, creditors could still re-report them and you’re back to square one.

To cut a long story short, no one – except two parties – can remove negative information from your credit file. But don’t give up, there is hope.

Yes, you credit restoration and removal of negative information can be done. But it doesn’t take a day. And it’s not a walk in the park either. It takes time and effort.

You see, there are two parties (three if you count collectors), that can legally remove negative information from your credit file: The creditors (furnishers) and the credit reporting bureaus. Once a debt has gone to collections, the respective can collector can also remove a negative item that it has reported.

Now, there are two forms of negative credit information, (1) accurate and (2) inaccurate information. Needless to say, the latter is the hardest to get removed. But it can be done.

The same tricks and strategies that credit repair clinics charge hefty (and sometimes recurring) fees for you can apply yourself with equal or better results. Why pay when you can do it yourself for free?

In fact, most credit experts agree that the best repair is self credit repair. And it costs you nothing but your own time and effort. It involves learning the right strategies for negotiation, using the existing credit laws to your advantage and yes, some guts.

Once more, the best credit repair is self credit repair. Remove negative items tricks and strategies do exist. Unfortunately they are beyond the scope of this one article.

Evelyn

John Robbins asked:




If your looking for information on credit repair you’ve probably discovered that you may need to write letters to various organizations. There are several reasons you might need a sample letter for credit repair, and I’m going to outline a couple here as well as provide an example.

- You may need to communicate with lenders in order to negotiate payment amounts and schedules.

- You might need to write to the credit reporting agencies in order to dispute any items that you feel are incorrect on your credit report.

- You may want to write to a collection agency to order them to stop collection attempts.

If you’ve got a good sample letter for credit repair to use as a template then getting these tasks accomplished won’t be difficult. There are several things that should be included in any good sample letter for credit repair. Make sure you:

- Include your name, address and any other contact information. This may seem obvious but it’s important enough to bear mention.

- Include any documents or other evidence that help prove your case.

- Include all account #’s for the accounts you refer to in the letters.

- Don’t forget to date everything and keep records for yourself. This is especially important to have for any future correspondence.

A Sample Letter For Credit Repair For Disputing Errors On Your Credit Report

Name
Address

Name of Credit Bureau
Address of Credit Bureau

Date

Dear (Name of Credit Bureau),

I’m writing to file a formal complaint concerning errors that you have included on my credit report.

I am extremely distraught that you have inaccurately reported the information which I have listed below. It is hurting my reputation and my credit standing. As I’m sure you know, federal laws on credit reporting require that the credit agencies include no inaccurate information in their reports. I’m confident that the included items indicate a major error which has been made either by the lender or by your bureau. Due to these errors on my credit report, I have been wrongfully turned away recently when applying for credit. This was extremely humiliating and has caused mental suffering and anguish.

The following items should be verified and removed from my record immediately:

Item 1 – Name Of Lender, Account # etc.
Item 2 – Name Of Lender, Account # etc.

Please comply with my wishes as is required under law.

Sincerely,

Your Signature

This is but one of many ways to format a sample letter for credit repair. If you need letter for a different purpose they can be found easily on the internet or at your local library. You could also request a sample letter for credit repair from one of the credit bureaus themselves in order to find out what they feel should be included when filing a dispute. Of course the language they use in their own letters will probably be a little more tame.

In conclusion, I’ve provided you here with a good sample letter for credit repair in order to help you in your quest to improve your credit rating. I hope it’s made this rather unpleasant process somewhat easier for you. Remember not to get discouraged – you can improve your credit, it just takes some time and effort.

Vicki

David Maillie asked:




Many people have and suffer from bad or marginal credit. This does not mean they are a bad person as bad credit can happen as a result of a sudden unplanned illness or emergency, a job layoff, etc… Many families do not have sufficient savings to ride out a serious and costly emergency or job loss. Actually, according to MSN, many families are living only one paycheck away from bankruptcy and this is not good. To stop this one needs to put reigns on all unnecessary spending, but we will talk more about this further on.

The first step anyone with possibly bad credit needs to take is to find out the exact extent of your credit. You may have only seen 1 credit report or only been told what might be on your record by a bank or loan manager or finance manager, but did you know there are really 3 separate credit reporting agencies and each has a different report and score? Just because one credit report shows as bad doesn’t necessarily mean the others do, and vice versa, if one is good the other two may be quite the opposite. Usually, as a rule, they are similar, but negative items or entries do tend to stay longer on some then others and some tend to have more errors in their entry reporting.

Go online to any of the three major credit bureaus (Just Google the names of Experian, Equifax, and Transunion) and pay to have your all three in one report with credit score pulled. You want all three as they can and probably will be slightly different. The report is necessary so you can actually measure and understand exactly how bad it is and what needs to be done to improve and fix it. A all three in one report is around $40 to $50 and worth it. Free reports which you can receive per recent federal laws will only give one credit bureau and no score (how do you know where you stand without a score unless you are a finance manager or work at a bank loan department?)

If your score is 600 and above your credit is marginal, but not bad. You won’t have too much to repair. If your credit is 500 or below you probably have a lot of negative entries, possible tax liens, judgments, repos (car repossessions), a possible bankruptcy, and/or other serious negative influences and entries in your reports. A low or bad credit score will take more work and effort, but you can still achieve a much higher credit rating and fairly quickly.

Now, that you have your credit report and scores, find out which is the most important credit reporting bureau for your area of the country (each bureau has a particular area of influence). The easiest way to do this is to contact your local new car dealer and ask the finance manager what credit report they most commonly use to establish credit. Usually it is only one and that is the one that will be most influential in your area and the first one you should repair.

Martin