I’ve heard many people complain bitterly about the American credit scoring system. There are many arguments for and against the system. Yesterday, I talked about the merits of the credit scoring system. Today I will give arguments against the system.
Proponents of the system will argue the credit scoring system is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Equifax'
Should Personally Guaranteed Business Credit Cards Appear on Your Credit Report?
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Consumer Info, Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Reports
This question of whether business credit cards which are personally guaranteed should appear on your credit report recently came up on our discussion boards. I myself have two business credit cards and each one is linked to my IRS-issued Employer Identification Number (EIN). However, each card also required me to give my personal [...]
Tags: business account·business credit·Credit Bureaus·Credit Cards·credit law·Dunn & Bradstreet·Equifax·Experian·personal guarantees·report to bureuas
My Equifax Credit Report has Disappeared
September 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Repair, Credit Reports
Q.I have totally disappeared from Equifax and have no report from them, I do not know why this has happened. I discovered this while trying to get a VA mortgage from a loan officer who also could not find it.
My Experian report has me at a 640 and TransUnion only has me at a [...]
Tags: credit information·credit report·Credit Scores·Equifax·Experian·fraud·Inquiries·Social Secuirty Number·split file
Credit Bureaus Employ Illegal Methods to Investigate Disputes
July 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Repair, Credit Reports
Once again, my favorite consumer attorney, Leonard Bennett, is taking the credit bureaus to task. He contributed to a January 2009 report to the FTC which documents the way credit bureaus investigate consumers disputes (the report was written by Chi Chi Wu). It concludes credit bureaus are breaking the law [...]
Tags: automated investigations·Congress·credit report disputes·Credit Reports·eOscar·Equifax·FCRA·FTC·Good Credit·information furnisher·investigations·Leonard Bennett
