Did you just attempt to apply for a loan for auto repairs and got refused? That is a terrible feeling and can even make you feel as if you have failed your loved ones and yourself. Right? Don't get all bent out of shape and run out to find a business to do a credit report repair for you. You could possibly find out that your in a worse condition than before you started. Read on as this blog post could possibly make you think twice before using one of these businesses.
Chances are you have seen the ads for "Legally Repair Your Credit Report", "Wipe Your Credit Report Clean In 7 Days", "Buy A New House With A Clean Credit Report" etc. Perhaps you have been laying back on the couch watching the tube and all of a sudden, you see someone who commences to tell you that you can have a credit report with a clean history in about 30 days or less.
Hold on to your wallet if you are thinking about calling them. No matter what promise these companies make, bad credit transactions are going to stay on your personal credit report. They cannot wave a magic wand and make your bad debts vanish; like magic.
What you are hearing and reading is a first class con job, being played on desperate people. Many of these companies have been put out of business by the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and local states Attorney General. The sad part is there are those that remain in business and continue to rake in $1000.00s of dollars per month from unsuspecting people.
Even some of the companies still in existence are a fly by night operation. You pay them a fee from as low as several hundred dollars to a high of perhaps a thousand or more. They collect your money and the next time you call them the phone has been disconnected.
However, there are some that actually offer a legitimate service. But you are going to be paying them to do something you can do yourself. All they are going to do is take the list of your debts, fill in a form letter to your lenders and ask them to prove the debt. Hey! You can do your credit report repair yourself.
O.K. are you now asking how you clean up your own credit transcript. You are most likely not going to believe this but the process is simple, but it can take some time.
Several years ago, the Federal Government of the United States, made it mandatory that the consumer had the right to get a copy of his credit report once a year. So the first step you have to take is write or call the "Big 3", TransUnion, Experian and Equifax, and request a copy. By law they have to send you a current copy of your credit narrative.
If you should find false information reported by a creditor, your next step is write the company about their false information. By law, in 30 days, they must either prove the debt or have it removed if false. Bare in mind, false information might be dates, amounts, etc. However, if you find the reported debts on your report are accurate, this is where the rubber hits the pavement. Because they will remain on your report for 7 years or until you clean them up.
When you hear the outrageous claims made by these companies, the old adage applies; "If it sounds to good to be true it probably is."
In Part 2 of "Credit Report Repair A to Z" you will find out more information about how you can lawfully repair your own credit report and rating.
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