WARNING Credit Repair
The world is swarming with predators ready to tell you that they
can repair your credit. Some of the sources say they can repair
your credit in as little as three minutes, while others tell you
as little as 25 days.
If you are searching for a solution to repair your credit, it
is important to avoid paying outrageous charges that many Credit
Repair Services charge. It is important to dispute all claims
made against you that are false on your credit report
immediately. You must also take care of any accounts delinquent
on your credit report immediately to avoid diminishing your
credit further.
If possible, take out a loan with collateral attached to repay
your debts and make sure you meet the monthly obligations on
time. You can also open accounts with gas stations or department
stores to reestablish your credit history, which gradually
repairs your credit. There are ways to get out of debt, but if
you are relying on sources that claim to get you out of debt
fast or charges fees to get your out of debt, then you are
headed in the wrong direction.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently put out reports
alerting people with bad credit histories to avoid Credit Repair
Clinics, and other sources that claim to remove obstacles from
your credit reports. Recently more than a dozen agencies claim
to repair credit in the legal system for false claims. There are
companies that offer to credit repair solutions but you must pay
upfront before they assist you. Avoid these types of companies
at all possible.
Credit repair is tricky and sometimes complicated, but the fact
is there is no single resource available that can lift precise
credit points, or false information from your credit reports.
Credit reports store information for seven years unless it is
bankruptcy and those can stay on your files for 10 or 15 years.
Scammers tell us that they can remove bankruptcies, create new
identities, remove judgments, and other scores from your credit
report.
This is precisely what these companies are they are scammers.
The truth is that you and only you can make the right moves to
repairing your credit history. Yes, there is help available but
it takes patience, effort, intelligence, resources, wisdom, and
research to find the right sources. Still, once you find the
resources they can only help you get out of debt.
Your negatives and positives will remain on your credit report
until the time allows. It seems like a no win situation, but the
truth is each time you pay a bill it reduces your risks of
liens, lawsuits, judgments, and bad credit.
Once you clear up your credit report by paying off your accounts
you will see improvement immediately regardless of the reports
history. Many lenders that review credit reports look closely at
your payment history. If your payment history shows that you
once had bad credit but recently you took the steps to payoff
your dues, they are most likely going to consider you for a
loan.
On the other hand, if your credit report shows that you are
struggling to make payments you most likely will get a rejection
notice in the mail. Bank lenders are not obligated to send
rejection letters, but they often send them anyway giving you
the opportunity to contact the three credit bureaus listed on
the letter.
Once you make contact and begin clearing your credit the lenders
will notice when you attempt to apply for another loan. It is
important to take care of all secured loans first since these
types of loans put you more at risk than the unsecured loans.
The unsecured loans are your obligation, but for the most part
your risks are lower. If you can take care of both unsecured and
secured loans at the same time, all the better for building your
credit report. It is important that you stay alert to the
warnings on the marketplace since you have more at stake by
putting your life into someone else's hands.
The best solution then for repairing credit is taking charge of
your own life and paying off those debts.