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WHAT MAJOR CREDIT REPAIR COMPANIES DO AND WHY YOU CAN DO IT BETTER?
The major credit repair companies usually charge around $99 for a setup fee and $39...$49…..$59 even $79 a month for their services. The setup fee is total crap. There literally is nothing to set up, just a file with your name on it, if that. As for the monthly fee's… if for example you have 14 negative accounts, they work on 2-3 a month to try and milk you for as many months as they possibly can.
Sure they can work on all 14 but they won’t, trust me. They told me not to because; they need you signed up for as many months as possible.
Some of the top credit repair companies call themselves “Law Firms” That makes people enticed they think “Hey if a lawyer is working on my case, it’s worth paying them all this money and they will get results”. The truth is there is no lawyer working on your case and even if there was…. the lawyer will get the same results anyone else can….Credit bureaus don’t deal with any credit repair companies. The only reason it works for the credit repair companies is because they send them their special letter as if it were sent directly from YOU, the customer.
Have you researched Credit Repair Online?
If you do research online and find free credit repair strategies, DO NOT FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTION. Most of the information is simply wrong and misleading.
After you have received a copy of your credit report, you need to look through it very closely. If you do not yet have a copy, TrimYourDebt.com has negotiated with one of the credit bureaus to offer consumers a free look at their credit report and credit score. It is a 30-day free trial offer, so you get the information right up-front and you can cancel free of charge within 30-days. To check your credit report for free, visit http://www.TrimYourDebt.com/GetYourCreditScore.aspx?src=art to find out now.
It is important to first review all the personal identifying information in your credit report such as name, address, social security number, birth date, and so on.
You should then evaluate each account that is reported about you to the credit bureau. Determine whether any of this information is in any way inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, misleading, or outdated. If you find that any of the information in incorrect, then you should move on to the next step.
2. Dispute the errors with the credit bureaus and your creditors.
You should dispute inaccurate information with both the consumer credit reporting agency and the furnisher (creditor). Disputing with both allows you to cover all of your bases to ensure that the corrections are consistently made by both sources.
You should follow up with these companies to ensure that the inaccurate or incomplete information is removed in a timely manner. You should then continue to monitor your credit information on a regular basis by ordering and reviewing your consumer credit reports from the major credit reporting agencies on a regular basis.
It is very important that each questionable item, except for erroneous personal data, is dealt with individually. If you attempt to have the credit reporting agency correct several items at once, it will be easier for the agency to claim that your request is frivolous or irrelevant. If they make this determination, then your requests to correct inaccuracies will be discarded.
Make sure that you use a clear and concise statement indicating that the accuracy or completeness of a specific item is "disputed" or "challenged". Remember that explanations of why an item might be derogatory will not help you, only actual disputes of specific items will get the results you need.
As soon as the credit reporting agency provides you with an updated credit report indicating that the disputed item has been removed from your report, you should send another letter challenging the next most damaging item. Repeat this process, until each and every disputed item has been deleted from your credit report.
If you would like more detailed information about repairing your credit history including sample dispute letters to send to the credit reporting agencies, you will find more details available at http://www.TrimYourDebt.com/CreditRepairGuide.aspx?src=art
Don Blackhurst has been working in the banking and finance industries for over 15 years and has an MBA with an emphasis in Finance. He is the co-founder of TrimYourDebt.com ( http://www.TrimYourDebt.com ), which provides free budgeting tools, debt planning, and credit help.
The process of Credit Repair is laborious and is not easy, but you need to do it for your sound financial health. A bad credit score or a report can adversely affect your ability to seek financial products such as loans, credit cards and the like. You miss a payment here, pile up some debts elsewhere, and suddenly find things getting out of control.
A bad credit score stops you from obtaining further loans, financial help or credit cards, or else you get these by paying exorbitant interest rates. Everyone needs credit at some time or the other, and the faster you arrange for credit repairs, the better for you.
The following steps will guide you to repair your credit yourself:
*Get Credit Reports - Contact the three major credit bureaus - Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion - and obtain your credit reports from them. All three reports may not be the same, but will indicate errors of omissions, misreporting, misinformation, or misinterpretation. Peruse the reports carefully and note all the errors you find. There may be credits you have cleared but have not yet appeared in the reports. There may be factual errors, or accounts you have not opened.
*Contact the Credit Bureaus - For fraudulent accounts that do not belong to you, contact the credit bureaus and lodge a complaint. These accounts need to be removed from your credit report.
*Contact Creditors - Your report may have negative comments from your creditors, or may still be showing debts you have already cleared. Contact your creditors to have this sorted out. Never give up communicating with your creditor. Sometimes a phone call is enough to reverse an anomaly. The negative comments may be true and if at present your account is in a good state, talking to your creditor can help to remove this. Fewer the negative comments on your report, the better it is for you.
If the creditor is being extra difficult about a negative comment, or a debt, that should not be there, and you can back up your case with documents, you may have to file a dispute.
*Reduce Your Debts - Check the total debts you have. Too much debt can affect your credit rating. Creditors will be leery of granting you credit lines or extra loans. Too much debt does not speak well of your financial health, and you may have to pay higher rates of interest. Work out ways to reduce your debts, by paying off the debts with higher interest rates first.
Credit repairs will take time and effort, but you need to start immediately.
File an identity theft complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) maintains a database of identity theft cases. Information submitted to the FTC is used by law enforcement agencies to assist with investigations.
To file a complaint with the FTC, use one of the following contact options:
The FTC serves as the federal clearinghouse for complaints by victims of identity theft. While the FTC does not resolve individual consumer problems, your complaint helps us investigate fraud, and can lead to law enforcement action. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel®, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies worldwide.
Printing This Complaint
After you have completed this online complaint form and have submitted the information to the FTC, you will have the opportunity to print out a completed ID Theft Complaint form that contains most of the information you filed in your complaint (very sensitive information, such as Social Security Numbers and Account Numbers, will not print). The printed ID Theft Complaint will be reformatted so that it can be used to support your local police report. Instructions on how to complete this online complaint form and information on how to use the printed ID Theft Complaint can be found here.
ID Theft occurs when someone uses your name or other identifying information for their personal gain. Please check the types of ID theft you were a victim of. (Check as many as apply)
personal information or identification documents (for example, credit cards, birth certificate; driver's license; Social Security card; etc.) were: stolen lost on or about (MM/DD/YYYY)
Please indicate the supporting documentation you can provide to the law enforcement department or companies you notify. (Check either or both)
Government-issued identification information:
Proof of residency during the time the event took place (for example, a rental/lease agreement in your name, a copy of a utility bill or a copy of an insurance bill)
The BBB strongly encourages consumers to first attempt to resolve complaints directly with the company, however the BBB will not reject a complaint if a consumer has not taken this step. All complaints are processed by local Better Business Bureaus, most often the Bureau where the company is located. Historically, over 70% of complaints through the BBB are resolved. In some cases, BBB mediation or arbitration may be offered to assist in resolution.
Your complaint will be forwarded to the company within two business days. The company will be asked to respond within 14 days, and if a response is not received, a second request will be made. You will be notified of the company's response when we receive it (or notified that we received no response). Complaints are usually closed within 30 calendar days.
There are really two very different types of complaints involving identity theft. We'll describe them both, with information on what to do in each case.
If your complaint is about a legitimate business -- and your problem is that you are having trouble getting that business to correct your records or your billing as a result of an identity theft -- you should file a Better Business Bureau complaint against that legitimate business. Click here to file your complaint with the BBB. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also maintains an online complaint form to report identity theft. This database is accessible to law enforcement agencies around the country; you may also wish to file your complaint with the FTC, and you can do so by clicking here.
If your complaint is against the identity thief, it is unlikely that the BBB can assist you. We urge you to report the identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission. If you are a member of the United States Armed Forces, report your complaint here. Otherwise, report your complaint to the Federal Trade Commission. Please note that the FTC does not attempt to resolve individual complaints. However, putting your complaint into that database may help law enforcement agencies across North America track down and punish the thief.
In either event, make absolutely certain you report the identity theft to your local police department as soon as possible after you first become aware you are a victim. Get a copy of the police report, which will help you in notifying your creditors and credit reporting agencies.
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