Saturday, 3 February 2018

Things To Know About Credit Repair Companies

By Joshua Cooper


A number of individuals are often declined credit each year. In most cases, this happens when applying for a credit card, loan, home or car. While this is the case, there may be a chance the individual can clean up a report and reapply. In some cases, individuals can achieve this task by contacting creditors and working out payment plans. Whereas, at others, it may take working with credit repair companies in order to remove errors and negative marks on a report.

Before doing so, it can often be beneficial to understand how these companies work. In most cases, the first task is to obtain a report and have the client review the findings. In the case of multiple listings of the same debt due to the debt being sold to other creditors, it is often easy to have any companies to whom the debt is no longer owed removed.

The formal dispute will often include an explanation of the error. At which time, the individual must also submit any documentation which can prove the diminished rating is a mistake. In most cases, people do not have the time or capacity to work with reporting agencies to remove these issues.

It is often at this point, especially if an agency will not provide an adjustment that many contact a company for assistance. For, in most cases, companies can acquire more documentation and information related to false reporting, especially when dealing with cases of identity theft.

These companies often represent individuals whom want to improve ratings in order to obtain an unsecured loan or make a large purchase, such as a car or home. Individuals working with these companies need to assure that other areas of a report are 100% accurate. Once the individual has proven this to be the case, then the company will often talk with creditors to determine a plan to remove the errors and any negative marks resulting from those errors from the record.

The fees are often much higher for removing issues related to identity theft. For, not only will the company work to remove errors resulting from criminal activity, most often the authorities are involved. As such, this can slow down the process, resulting in more time and work on behalf of the reporting agency.

Even when an individual files a dispute, submits supporting documentation along with a valid explanation, it can still be difficult to get negative marks removed. For, unless there are multiple listings for the same debt by different creditors, identity theft or debt which has been paid off, it can often be difficult to see a rise in scores.

Most individuals can obtain enough information by running a free report to obtain the information needed to clean up a report. When doing so, if there is activity the individual does not feel is correct, it is important to notify the reporting agency as soon as possible. For, if there is a chance it is related to identity theft, the sooner this type of fraud is caught, the better.




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