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hi everyone :)++ ok i have 2 questions, # 1 Is it possiable to remove inquries for real? and how do i do it from all 3 CR? and question 2, i had applied for a JC Penny card and was approved ( shock:o ) but i never got the card in the mail so i called and they issued mr a new card. but now there are alerts on my reports the the card was lost or stolen .. Tu says this is a negitive, how can i fix this?? thanks alot

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Transunion and Experian you have to write to for inquiry removal which may or may not work.

For Equifax it's pretty easy. Use this link:

https://www.econsumer.equifax.com/consumer/sitepage.ehtml?forward=online_dispute

Put in your zip code and submit. Then click the link that says "If you do not have a confirmation number, CLICK HERE to start your investigation. (Do this even though you probably DO have a confirmation number otherwise this won't work)

Then fill in the RED lines, again without putting in the confirmation number.

Then manually type in the inquiries you want removed in a format similar to this:

Top Line:

Collection agency, courthouse, or credit company name:

Inquiry - GEMB/JCP - 02/2007

Bottom line:

Case # or Account #: GEMB/JCP - Inq

Check the "NOT MINE" box for each.

You should have a printed copy or your report open in another window so you can copy the information. You can do up to six at a time and most of us have seen them removed within a couple days.

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All of the testimonials I have read in the threads have been successful, with some removing up to 20. I only removed 6 of 10, feeling it would be prudent to leave the ones that have resulted in new accounts. They were removed without so much as a confirmation or question from Equifax. Also, ALL negative accounts were in dispute status simultaneously, so there doesn't appear to be any danger of it coming back "frivolous".

I would remove the newest ones first since they would be on the report the longest.

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Does EQ ever flat out reject your dispute of an inquiry?

I've used EQ online to remove about 15 inquires, never once have their even questioned why, just sent me a letter saying it had been deleted.

I now have about 8 more to go, but all of them are due to drop off anyway over the next two to three months, so I'm not going to bother with them unless I need another free copy of my credit report, then I will dispute them in order to get that. xangelx

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Does EQ ever flat out reject your dispute of an inquiry?

Yes, if there's a TL connected to the inquiry, then they likely won't delete it. For example, if you have a loan with Ford, and an inquiry from Ford about the time the loan originated, they likely ain't gonna delete that inquiry.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I had 8 with EQ, disputed 6. I now have 2. Both are scheduled to come off this year, one in July and the other in October. I guess I'll just leave them.

Wish EX and TU would let you dispute online. I can't get TU to delete anything although I did get EX to delete ONE...when I had to argue with the guy for 15 minutes that it was a duplicate.

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Its not negative to have a card reported lost or stolen. They did this because of the acct number had to be changed when they issued the replacement card.

I have a few such notations on my CR (my wallet's contents were stolen).

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