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November 27, 2010

TransUnion, Equifax, Experian on the Collection Companies Lied to You

Jeff Boyce asked:




TransUnion, Equifax and Experian Lied to You!!!

During these VERY TOUGH real estate and mortgage times – what’s the only PROVEN WAY that will genuinely help you improve your credit scores – and help you fix your bad credit?

The answer is: You must FIX your bad credit and rebuild your credit reports the CORRECT WAY. If you can legitimately fix your credit – then YOU can buy a house in 30 days to 6 months from now – right? Since most Realtors know very little about GENUINE credit repair, let a true credit expert share with you what it “really takes” to fix credit legitimately…

As a top Denver Realtor and owner of Mortgage Specialists, I’ve personally closed nearly $100 million in real estate and mortgage business since 1998, since earning my Bachelor of Science at The Ohio State University and my MBA. My professional mortgage experience helped me become a true Credit Repair expert, and I’ve helped thousands of people nationwide to repair their credit to get mortgage financing. You can read much more detailed information on my Credit Repair System here, but let’s cover the basics so you can fully understand how you can increase your credit scores by 25-100+ points or more – and ultimately buy a homes this year – as statistics show that 26.7% of all buyers have credit report issues STOPPING them from buying. The 3 primary reasons buyers have credit below 620 is because they:

o Don’t pay their bills

o Had a period of time they (or their spouse) was unemployed or had a medical situation

o Don’t know how to positively “manipulate” their Equifax, Experian and TransUnion scores

The people who don’t pay their bills will take enough responsibility to stop renting and work to repair their credit. The other two categories we can help! You’ve just never had anyone guarantee that you could get help to fix your credit once-and-for-all, so that YOU could actually buy a house and stop renting forever. Now you can…

First of all – you have TWO GIANT PROBLEMS to deal with when attempting to fix your credit reports.

1) You MUST clear up and fix old collections and derogatory items in order to boost your credit scores,

2) You ABSOLUTELY MUST have a strategic plan to implement TransUnion, Equifax and Experian’s internal methods and ranking formulations which radically raise (and lower) your credit scores on a monthly basis.

Nearly ALL credit repair companies and attorney’s on Google, Yahoo, MSN and those listed in your local Yellow Pages charge you a fee to fix problem #1 above (which any person can learn and do if they spent an hour reading about credit repair online – which I’ll show you below!)

But Here’s The REAL Problem…

If you ONLY try and fix Problem #1 above – like 98% of ALL American’s mistakenly do – then most likely then, you WILL NOT qualify for a mortgage loan after paying $1,000 to $1,800 at these negligent credit repair companies. You absolutely must understand this – and that you have to “kill the beast” that caused your bad credit AND – yes AND, you must take a new proactive, immediate plan to get your scores to radically increase in the next few months. If you just do #1, then your scores WILL NOT go up that much at all…

You MUST FIX BOTH Problem #1 and Problem #2 in order to radically INCREASE your credit scores!!! Am I totally clear with you on that point? Here’s why you must fix both problems…

Most credit repair companies WON’T TELL you this when you sign-up to use their credit repair services! Why don’t they do that? After all, that’s why 99% of individuals do credit repair in the first place; to be able to qualify to BUY or REFINANCE their house or a car!

The answer is simple…most credit repair companies DO NOT have a vested interest in your ability to get a mortgage or car loan! A vested interest means that they would be working 100% on your side to help you do whatever it takes to get a mortgage loan or car loan for the $1,000 to $1,800. Guess what? They are NOT in the mortgage business. They are in the credit repair business and SHOCKINGLY – they will NOT do what it takes to get you a mortgage or car loan if you’d mistakenly hire them.

“PLEASE” Don’t Let Them Ruin Your Opportunity to Get a Mortgage Loan!

As a matter of fact, nearly 95% of these bad credit repair services tell you HORRIBLY INACCURATE information that will cause the majority of you to get “disqualified” for mortgage loan instead – just the opposite of what you really want!!! I couldn’t print that statement if it was false or they’d all sue me for liable. But guess what, I’ve been doing expert credit repair for my mortgage clients since 1998 and we genuinely help our clients GET mortgage loans after we do HONEST credit repair for them!

Let me give you a quick idea on how I just helped the Harris’s in Houston Texas, as they had been declined by 4 other lenders until I got the phone call. They had a 658 mid-fico (a good score) when I started with them February 8, but their credit score and debt-to-income ratio was too high to qualify for the $280,000 home they wanted. I had them liquidate a 401(k) and pay down (not off!) 5 of their high balance credit cards to my ‘magical formula’ percentage instead, plus pay an old outstanding $198 medical collection that was about a year old. Now, they have a 699 mid-fico when I just re-pulled their credit reports on March 31. Coincidentally, their monthly minimum credit card payments DROPPED significantly too – and NOW the Harris’s DO QUALIFY for a 30-Year Fixed rate conventional loan at 5.875% at my company. This is what I do for a living…and why I do so much mortgage business (and real estate business in Denver.)

You see, I can look at anyone’s Tri-Merged Credit Reports and in 2 minutes tell you how many points I can INCREASE their scores by doing pro-active credit repair – and I can give you an accurate estimation on how many months (or years) it will take them to qualify for a good FHA or other loan. I’m so confident about my credit repair abilities that I’m the only guaranteed Credit Repair Program in the USA that pays your buyers DOUBLE their money back if I can’t help them improve their credit scores by 25-100+ points AND get them a good mortgage loan. I DON’T DO the stupid credit repair scams that dispute “real collections and charge-off’s” …as that never fixes anything! I genuinely show buyers how the can legitimately “manipulate” their credit reports by paying down credit cards to below 50%, adding car loans to get new credit after 6 months, getting 2 secured credit cards and other ‘secret’ stuff that works – but takes time!

Typically, I can help many people become buyers in 3, 6 or 9 months of doing REAL credit repair. And since 26.7% of all potential buyers in the United States need credit repair help – you might as well work with a partner who genuinely wants to help YOU to sell them a house and earn your real estate commissions. With my personal PROVEN Credit Repair Strategy and Credit Score Improvement System – and my 9 year track record of high success – I’ll genuinely help or your agents sell more houses. You and your clients are given a written Credit Analysis once I pull their credit and determine “what” it will take and how long it will take me to help them achieve a home loan.

So, if you’re interested in selling MORE homes during these tough real estate and mortgage times – then email me or read more about Credit Repair Help here.

Shirley

November 24, 2010

What is a Charge-off?

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Delores

November 22, 2010

Differences in the Credit Bureaus – Equifax, Experian, Transunion

Josh D Paul asked:




Credit reporting agencies collect credit-related information and sell it to businesses and consumers. They are also commonly called credit bureaus in the United States.

There are many of these agencies in the country, but the three main ones are Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Most creditors and lenders will report their data to one or all three of these bureaus.

The largest and the oldest credit reporting agency is Equifax. The smallest is TransUnion. Experian is headquartered in Ireland. It started its operations in the U.S. when it purchased TRW Information Services in 1996.

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion all have their own bureau credit reports. These reports are compiled from the consumer credit histories gathered from lenders. Because creditors do not always submit their data uniformly to the same bureaus, credit reports will may be different.

Each agency also has its own credit score. Equifax and TransUnion use the FICO score algorithm to calculate their scores. The FICO scoring model is the most prevalent one used in the country. Over 90% of banks and other financial institutions use a FICO score to access a person’s credit worthiness. Experian uses its own proprietary scoring model.

The United States government has a federal law that protects consumers from unfair credit reporting business practices. This law is called the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Federal Trades Commission (FTC) oversees the enforcement of it.

One stipulation of the FCRA is that it allows consumers to request a free copy of each of their bureau credit reports once every 12 months. Requests for Equifax, Experian and TransUnion reports must be made at AnnualCreditReport.com.

Free access to bureau credit scores are not included as part of the FCRA. They can however be purchased for a nominal fee or are often provided for free with certain online promotions.

It is important to periodically check one’s credit report for reporting errors and fraudulent activity. Such instances can hurt one’s credit profile. Regularly diagnosing one’s report may also lead to better management of one’s finances.

Knowing one’s credit score is equally as important. Because many financial institutions use scores as risk indicators, preventing a low assessment of one’s score and open doors of opportunities for a better lifestyle.

Lorraine

November 19, 2010

What Are The Components Of Credit Repair Letters?

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Tanya

November 18, 2010

8 Ways to Boost Your Credit Score

Dan A. Mason asked:




Ah credit, what a mysterious thing you can be. In a perfect world, the credit reporting agencies (Trans Union, Experian and Equifax) would give us clear cut guidelines as to how they calculate your credit score and convince us that there is a method to their madness. Alas, they leave us lost in darkness to fend for ourselves.

If you have ever had to deal with any of the credit agencies in correcting duplicates, outdated accounts or flat out erroneous information, you know this is no simple task. It is often a several month long, knock down, drag out contest of wills to see who gives in first. That being said, there are some specific things you can do to proactively improve your overall credit and therefore your credit score.

1) Knowledge Is Power

To begin to understand and improve your credit, you must first know where you stand right now. You are entitled to one free copy of your credit report per year. Go to annualcreditreport.com to obtain yours. Go through the entire report from each credit agency looking for errors, inconsistencies or omissions to ensure you know where you stand right now.

2) Get Up To Date

Many accounts will simply stop reporting to the credit bureaus once they are paid off. So, rather than showing paid in full with a zero balance, it will report the last balance prior to receiving the payoff. Be sure all paid accounts show paid in full, report a zero balance and show account as closed.

3) Inquire Within

Each time a creditor pulls your credit, it is reported on your credit as an inquiry. Inquiries generally remain on your credit for 90-180 days. Excessive inquiries can dramatically lower your credit score. It is important to only allow a company to pull your credit report after you have done your shopping and only if you are serious about opening an account with them.

4) Collections – Part I

Collection companies are notorious for listing the same collection account on your credit numerous times. This can trick the credit scoring programs into thinking you have more derogatory items than you actually do and therefore drag down your credit score. Be sure that any current or previous collections only appear once and the status of the account (outstanding or paid in full) is accurate.

5) Collections – Part II

If you do have current outstanding collections or charge off accounts, don’t rush in and pay them off prior to refinancing or purchasing a home It can actually hurt you in the short term. Here’s why:

Many collection accounts report once the account is created and then do not report again. So, a collection account from 3 years ago may only have reported when it was created and not since. So, it may not be hurting your credit score as badly as an account from say 3 months ago. But, if you payoff that 3 year old collection today and then get that collection company to report to the credit bureaus that it is paid in full, you are asking a 3 year old derogatory account to report current information. While this information may be positive in some aspects (the balance was paid in full) it is negative in others (a 3 year old collection is now reporting as a current collection). So, the net result may actually be a lower score.

From a long term perspective, it certainly makes sense to settle or pay all collections in full. However, don’t rush out and do this a few weeks before you apply for a new home loan. You may actually be doing more damage than good.

6) A Balancing Act

The most overlooked aspect of anyone’s credit is often their account balances. More specifically, their balances relative to their limits. A maxed out credit card, even though it may be paid perfectly every single month, will drag down your credit score. It is important to keep your credit card balances at or below 50% of their limits. You will see a significant improvement in your credit score if you can consistently keep the balances below half of their limits.

7) Oldy But Goody

The length of time you have had credit will also have an impact on your score. So, don’t be so quick to close that credit card you opened in college. It may actually be helping you qualify for better interest rates now. In addition, a new car loan, credit card or even a new home loan will reduce your credit score once it is opened. Over time, as the account establishes itself, it will only help to increase your score as you prove your ability to make the payments on time each month. However, the immediate impact upon your credit score is a reduction due to the creation of a new un-established account.

8) The Shallow Or The Deep End

It is important to have credit, but not too much credit. How much is enough and how much is too much? There is no exact answer to this question, but you have to use common sense. A good general rule of thumb is that you need to have a minimum of three active tradelines. That does not mean that you have to go run up balances on three credit cards, but you must show some activity on at least three accounts in the last 12 months. These accounts can be mortgages, car loans, credit cards or student loans. Often using a credit card to make a purchase and then paying the balance off in full will satisfy this requirement. You do not need to carry a balance, but you have to prove your ability to make timely payments. Using credit wisely means not over-using credit. While it may seem tempting to accept every 0% credit card offer you get in the mail, excessive open tradelines will lead to lower credit scores and turn downs from mortgage lenders. Keep your number of tradelines to a reasonable level and don’t let yourself be tempted into overloading yourself with debt just because it is at a good interest rate.

While no one can say how much each of these items will raise or lower your score, it is important to know that each one will have an effect. So, go employ your newfound knowledge and watch your credit score soar.

Terri

November 17, 2010

How Do the Credit Bureaus Affect Me and My Chances of Getting a Mortgage Loan?

Tony Banks asked:




Imagine our society without Experian, Equifax and Transunion… Get the picture If this happened, there’ll be no company to record your bad debts, collections, charge-offs, bankruptcies, etc. You could care less if your creditor goes bankrupt because of your inability or unwillingness to pay. Yes, you and millions of other people like you. That’s because there’s no bureau to keep its radar on you.

Your relationship with these reporting agencies is that of an accountant/accountable. The bureaus keep an account on your financial lifestyle and spending pattern which they sell to financial organizations wanting to make important decisions concerning you. This is the way they make their own money, and this is why you want to be in their good books.

Trust me on this one, if your financial activities are good enough, the bureaus will be informed about it by the appropriate authorities and they slate this down on your credit report and also translate it to some points which will be added to your total score.

Your FICO score with the reporting agencies is a big factor in determining if you will get a mortgage loan from a bank when you apply for one. The figure that is good enough to guarantee you this kind of loan is 700. That does not mean you should rest your oars when you have a score such as this. Remember that the higher your score, the lower the interest rate you’ll pay when the loan is due for repayment.

The clear picture, therefore, becomes that the way you are rated and what the reporting agencies enter into your file goes a long way to impact your chances of mortgage credit. It, therefore, becomes important and in your own interest to ensure that you do not have negative entries that will affect your good rating with the reporting agencies.

Cleaning bad entries from your file isn’t much of a task if you take it seriously, which you should. Try a self-help or an agency service repair method.

Bruce

Triple Credit Score – Credit Bureaus 101

Jeremiah Perez asked:




Experian – TransUnion – Equifax

There are 3 major private, for profit Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA’s) also known as Credit Bureaus who gather information about consumer credit and their usage. The three major credit agencies are Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. They accumulate all consumer financial transactions and inquires from all possible sources. The Bureaus then package all of the financial transactions and inquires into a structured format which produces a report and score. For a fee, this information is then available to any legally recognized individual or organization which you have provided permission to usually in the form of an application. This score also known as your credit score is called VantageScore when ordered from Experian or TransUnion and FICO score when ordered from Equifax. All 3 reports will provide you with a complete look at your score, history, loan balances, and creditor inquires. The legally recognized individual or organization which you have given authorization to pull your credit score, sometimes only contacts one of the 3 bureaus to inquire on your credit history. However, in order to obtain a complete picture of your current position, a report from all 3 bureaus must be ordered. This report has several names such as triple credit score, three credit scores, 3 bureau credit report, or all in one credit report. Below is the appropriate contact information in order to dispute an error you found on any of your reports.

Credit Bureau Contacts –
Main addresses and telephone numbers

Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 740256
Atlanta, GA 30374
Customer Service 1-866-640-2273
Report fraud 1-888-766-0008

Experian National Consumer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 2002
Allen, TX 75013
Main line 1-800-397-3742
Alternative line 1-800-493-1058

TransUnion Consumer Solutions
P.O. Box 2000
Chester, PA 19022
Main line Customer Service 1-800-888-4213
Human operator 1-800-916-8800

Tip: It is important to pull all 3 reports in order to view your entire financial position as creditors do not all report to each of the 3 Credit Reporting Agencies(CRAs)!

Jared
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