Posts Tagged ‘Fair Credit Reporting Act’

How to Read an Equifax Credit Report

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 [...]

Keep Your Credit History Clean – Remove A Negative Credit Record From Credit Report

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 [...]

Writing Effective Letters to the Credit Bureaus to Improve Your Credit Score

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 [...]

How to Remove Inquiries – Delete Inquiries Permanently From Your Credit Report

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 [...]

Clean Credit Report – Easily Raise Your Credit Score 100 Points

Vincent Dail asked: Your credit report contains information about where you work, live and how you pay your bills (On time or not). It also may show whether you’ve been sued, arrested or have filed for bankruptcy with in the last 10 years. Companies called consumer reporting agencies (cra) or credit bureaus compile and sell [...]