Ever tried to return an item but didn’t have a receipt? Tried to prove you made a payment on a bill when your credit card company said otherwise? Tried to get a mortgage? Gone through an IRS audit? How about repairing your credit? The tip to success in all these situations [...]
Entries Tagged as 'credit bureau'
Documentation and Organization Are Keys To Credit Repair Success
September 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Credit Repair, Debt Settlement, Identity Theft, Legal Stuff, Mortgages
Tags: agreements·certified mail return receipt requested·credit bureau·Credit Repair·CRRR·Debt Settlement·dispute letters·documentation·Mortgage·organization·progress·receipts·success
Disputing Credit Report Item Updates the Information Or Deletes It?
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Credit Repair
Many people new to credit repair ask the following question:
Q. If I find inaccurate info on an item that is mine will it come off permanently or will they just update/correct the info? Example – if I had a collection that is reporting a wrong date or dollar amount and I write to [...]
Tags: credit bureau·Credit Repair·credit report·credit report dispute·dispute listing·Fair Credit Reporting Act·Investigation·negative items
For Profit, Fake Job Postings Trick Applicants into Buying Credit Reports
February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Consumer Info, Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Counselor Front Lines, Credit Reports
You knew it had to happen, right? Desperate people bring the vultures out of the woodwork. Most people know that potential employers pull your credit report as part of a background check. Well, whaddaya you know? There is a company posting fake job ads, then sending the applicants to a website to [...]
Tags: Consumerist·credit bureau·Credit History·credit report·Credit Score·employers·fake job postings·Jobs·scammers
Lifelock Sued by Experian
February 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Identity Theft
I wrote about my impression on the Super Commercial for lifelock – it seems that other people than me were even less impressed….
http://creditchoices.net/wordpress/2008/02/lifelock-what-a-little-press-can-buy-you/
A quote from the article…
Credit bureau Experian is suing the identity theft prevention firm LifeLock, accusing it of deception and fraud in its familiar advertising campaign, which includes a spot in which CEO [...]
Tags: credit bureau·Credit Reporting Agency·Experian·Lifelock·Social Security Number
