Benefit From The New Laws and Increase Your Credit Score and Save $$$
Most people are surprised to learn how much information about them is included in a credit report. This is a big collection of all the financial transaction related to credit and loans done by the individual with different businesses, institutions and organizations. The report also contains infor
It is very beneficial to have a good credit report because it means it is much easier to get credit or borrow money. The other benefit is the lower interest and better terms one gets resulting in smaller payments for any given loan. These days it is very easy to fall for scams that promise to erase negative information from the credit report even if it’s true. They advertise in every available media about the great service they can do for a fee of course. Watch out for these offers as you may loose more money because the fact is that no one can remove negative items from a report except the owner of the report by making a commitment taking serious action to repay the outstanding bills and increase your credit score.
In order to further protect the consumer, new additional measures were recently introduced. These measures are in addition to the standard requirements that are put on the reporting agencies to ensure the information is accurate, meets the privacy standard and is fairly obtained and provided. The new measures which are now enforced by law apply to the individuals and companies sending the information to the reporting agencies as well as on the agencies themselves.
The previous and new measures of the FCRA the reporting parties (organizations, businesses or individuals) have the responsibility to make sure the information in the credit report is not partial and is correct. They have to by these new laws to take all the necessary action to correct and keep the information they sell to businesses and organizations. Every consumer can take advantage of this law and contact the reporting agency demanding them to correct erroneous information
In order to get wrong information on the credit report corrected and increase your credit score, you should contact the reporting agency in writing explaining what the error was and support it with copies of the necessary documents that prove your point. In the letter you should give all the details that can identify you and the specific item in the report you are referring to, than explain clearly why you claim that the information is incorrect.
When the problem source seems to be the creditor, than in order to correct it and increase your credit score you should write directly to the creditor and in the letter claim clearly that you do not agree with the information in the report. Again explain why you think the information is not correct or should not be there at all and attach any supporting documentations you have (copies only). By law the creditor has to report to the reporting agency that you sent a disputing letter and if they find you to be right, they should ask the item to be removed from your credit report that will increase your credit score? .
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