Things To Know About Credit Repair Companies

By Joshua Cooper


In cases, where individuals have defaulted on car payments or mortgages and have experienced repossession or foreclosure, credit ratings are often at the lowest level. While this is the case, there are often credit repair companies whom suggest that ratings can be repaired. While true, most often an individual can complete the same steps these companies take to repair and upgrade credit scores.

In order to comprehend how these companies work, one must understand the definition of repair. For, when fixing a report, it does not mean that actual debt which the individual accrued will be removed. Rather, it refers to removing errors on a report which are causing a rise in credit score. In some cases, duplicate or multiple reports for the same debt can be corrected in order to raise a score.

The formal dispute will often include an explanation of the error. At which time, the individual must also submit any documentation which can prove the diminished rating is a mistake. In most cases, people do not have the time or capacity to work with reporting agencies to remove these issues.

It is often at this point, especially if an agency will not provide an adjustment that many contact a company for assistance. For, in most cases, companies can acquire more documentation and information related to false reporting, especially when dealing with cases of identity theft.

In many cases, these companies represent individuals whom have bad credit ratings which just want to repair and update scores. While this is the case, it can often be difficult when all information on a report is legitimate. While individuals and companies can often talk to creditors and make payment arrangements, there is no guarantee a creditor will remove negative remarks from a report.

At which point, individuals must find other ways to raise a score. In cases where there are actual errors, a dispute needs to be filed with the reporting agency. After which, once the individual has reviewed a report and confirmed that all other information is accurate, the agency will most likely request documentation which can prove the negative marks are in fact errors, along with an explanation as to why this is the case.

If there are items on a report which do not match past purchases, or appear to be in error, it is important to contact the merchant and card company immediately. For, either of these entities can often be of assistance in getting negative marks which are in error removed from a report. Whereas, if there are negative marks related to items which have been paid off, it is important to contact the company and repair company to have the situation resolved, then removed from the report.

Most individuals can obtain enough information by running a free report to obtain the information needed to clean up a report. When doing so, if there is activity the individual does not feel is correct, it is important to notify the reporting agency as soon as possible. For, if there is a chance it is related to identity theft, the sooner this type of fraud is caught, the better.




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