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| Taking care of problems with your credit reports |
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| Written by Robert Bain |
| Tuesday, 26 August 2008 08:13 |
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Problems with credit reports are more common than most of us might think. In fact, it should make your nervous enough to review your own credit reports if you haven't done so recently. There are three different credit reporting bureaus and they will send you a full report once a year at no charge. Even if you have to pay for them though it is going to save you money in the overall scheme of things. There are many different reasons why errors happen. The people that enter the data are human and they can make innocent mistakes. Sometimes the issuer of the credit hasn't done their part to remedy the situation. For example they may not have reported you paid off your loan early. It may still show you owe them money and that means a lower credit score. This is common when companies get bought out by someone else. Identity theft is a huge problem in our society, and one you need to carefully guard yourself against. Identifying accounts you didn't open on your credit reports is one of the main ways to find out this is taking place. Those lenders that look at your credit report though are going to assume they are your accounts until you get the situation resolved. Prevention is the best measure to help ensure everything on your credit report is accurate. Do your part to review that information on a regular basis. You should be asking for a report from all three of the credit bureaus annually. Don't assume that one of them is accurate so they should all be. This type of mentality can result in problems for you to deal with down the road. With this in mind, request a copy of all three of your credit reports. Once you have them in hand go over them in great detail. Avoid distractions so you can really focus on the information you are reviewing. It is a good idea to go over one credit report at a time in its entirety. Make notes of anything you aren't sure is correct so you can look into it further. Once you have collected evidence to verify your claims, you can proceed with sending it to the credit bureaus. You are going to save yourself time and ensure your problem gets taken care of faster if you send them everything at once. This include a personal letter addressing the issue, a copy of the error on the credit report, their dispute form, and your verifications. Take your time to gather the information you need. This way you can provide the credit bureaus with all the information. Always make copies of everything to send to them so you can hang on the originals. You want to submit a letter, your credit report with the errors marked, their form for reporting a dispute, and your verifications. Always send by a method of mail that ensures you have verification they received your materials too. Don't wait to identify and resolve errors on your credit report until you are up against a wall. You need to know exactly what is on them so you will always feel confident when you apply for new credit. Some types of errors can be cleared up in a couple of months. Large issues though including identity theft can take years to get cleared off of your credit reports. About the Author: Robert Bain is fascinated by the secret credit industry. He follows personal credit related issues such as credit cards, debt relief, home owners loans, high risk mortgage and scams. Kindly provided by LJ-Marketing.dk You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |
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