Monday, February 19, 2018

Things To Know About Credit Repair Companies

By Joshua Cooper


When individuals have defaulted on credit card payments, car loans, home loans, medical payments and utilities, it can often result in negative marks on credit history. While this is the case, it is often possible to have a number of these marks removed. In some cases, an individual can achieve the same goal as that of credit repair companies. Whereas, when having identity theft issues, multiple listings for the same debt or false errors on a report, it can often be necessary to acquire the assistance of a company.

To understand how these companies work, one must first understand the definition of repair. Technically, when fixing a report, one must disrupt errors by filing a written dispute. In most cases, individuals can then deny these conflicts either online or through snail mail.

As a result, sometimes the only way a score can be raised is by removing any errors, falsehoods or multiple listings. While this is the case, in order to do so, individuals must often submit proof that the negative marks were created in error and not in relation to default on a loan or payment of a bill. After which, the agency will review the information and decide whether or not an adjustment can be made.

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.

In many cases, these companies represent individuals whom have bad credit ratings which just want to repair and update scores. While this is the case, it can often be difficult when all information on a report is legitimate. While individuals and companies can often talk to creditors and make payment arrangements, there is no guarantee a creditor will remove negative remarks from a report.

At which point, individuals must find other ways to raise a score. In cases where there are actual errors, a dispute needs to be filed with the reporting agency. After which, once the individual has reviewed a report and confirmed that all other information is accurate, the agency will most likely request documentation which can prove the negative marks are in fact errors, along with an explanation as to why this is the case.

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.

Basically, by running a free credit report, individuals can obtain enough information to assure the information stated is accurate. Which, if that is not the case and there are errors on a report due to activity one does not recognize, it can often take a long time to resolve the issues. For, in most cases, when this happens it is either due to identity theft or charges made to a card by someone other than the card holder whom had no idea the charges were made.




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