Delia Galley asked: The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the Nationwide Consumer Reporting organizations (Equifax, TransUnion and Experian) to provide you with one free credit report every 12 months per your request. This means that you are entitled to three free credit reports per year, if you deem it necessary. You can [...]
Jeffrey Broobin asked: The three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and Trans Union are similar and feature a “Credit Score”, which is created from credit report data submitted to them about you.But very often your credit report includes inaccurate, wrong or incomplete information (credit records).In this situation you have to prepare and send letters to [...]
Tim Bock asked: Many times people are unaware of exactly what’s in their credit report, let along if there’s a collection account in there. There are usually 1 or 2 reasons why a collection account may exist.- The account went to collections – Mistaken identityFortunately it’s not the end of the world. There are steps [...]
Jess Peterson asked: Your credit is one of the most valuable assets that you have. Your credit score can determine not only your ability to borrow money and buy a home, but also what types of jobs you can get and whether or not you can even rent an apartment in a good community. More [...]
Barbara Campbell asked: Did you know whenever a credit inquiry is done, your score goes down? Getting financing can be challenging if you have a low fico score. There are ways how to delete inquiries from your credit report before the normal 2 year time period. Whether any negative information is your account or not [...]