START BEING A RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER – GET YOUR CREDIT HISTORY REPAIRED

Published: 22nd December 2010
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Credit history repair is a must for everyone to get on the right path to a rewarding financial future. Even if your scores are in the 600s, you need to make sure all is correct on your report and that you are getting the highest scores available to you.

You, the consumer, have the right to question anything on your report that is inaccurate, misleading, incomplete, unverifiable, biased or unclear. This is done by disputing each item to the credit bureaus, creditors and collection companies.

Items that can be removed are: late payments, charge offs, foreclosures, judgments, repossessions, closed accounts, bankruptcies, negative settlements, liens, collections and personal identification.

In order to start toward restoring your credit, you need to get a copy of your credit report and evaluate it. Find what is in error on your report so that you can work on getting it corrected. Each item has to be disputed separately to the bureaus and the creditor so be prepared for lots or research, letter writing and, keeping complete accurate records of all conversations and correspondence.


In order to write an effective dispute letter, you must familiarize yourself with the major federal laws that protect consumers. These are: FDCPA – Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, FCRA – Fair Credit Reporting Act, and FACT – Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act. There are more laws but these are the most important ones. You also need to get familiar with the laws in your state as these can vary from state to state. If you encounter an unusual situation in your report, you will need to research all the other laws that could possibly help you.

Credit history repair is effective and time consuming if done correctly. You will run into a lot of road blocks so you must be persistent. Don’t get discouraged or you’ll lose your fight for a better financial future.

There is help available. Take a step to credit history repair. Check out the best help available.

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