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Credit Bureau Fails Again


Credit reporting agency sued by State Mississippi has sued credit reporting giant Experian, alleging sweeping errors in the company’s data and routine violations of consumer protection laws. Mississippi’s action — and a previously unreported multi-state investigation of credit bureaus led … Continue reading

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Experian wouldn’t fix bad credit, and loses huge!


Not fixing a bad credit report pays $18.6 million dollar jury award. This is the recent case of Julie Miller whose credit file was merged and mixed with someone else with the same name.  After numerous attempts and lots of … Continue reading

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3 Things Not to do In Credit Repair


Repairing your credit works if you avoid these 3 things. 1. Time Warp – you can’t hurry Mother Nature and you won’t hurry the credit bureaus! The credit repair industry has done so much damage to itself by trying to … Continue reading

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A Clever Way To Raise Your Credit Scores With The Credit Bureaus


It is true that more and more companies than you are aware of are viewing your credit profile.  Nearly all of the companies you do business with share information with their sister companies and companies they may have a loose … Continue reading

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Credit Check Errors Go Unchecked!


Americans are virtually powerless to correct damaging mistakes in their credit reports because of loopholes and obstacles in the federal law governing credit-reporting agencies, an Ohio newspaper reported. The lack of government regulation allows errors that wrongly deny thousands of … Continue reading

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New Ruling Makes It Easier To Get an FHA Loan For Some


A new rule prohibiting homebuyers from getting a Federal Housing Administration mortgage if they owe more than $1,000 in outstanding collections accounts could cut demand by up to 20%, according to banking analysts. The rule went into effect April 1. … Continue reading

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Free access to credit report and score


Reposted from Www.HowardClark.com Just as there’s no reason to obsess over your credit score, there’s also no reason to ignore it either. What you don’t know can hurt you. Fortunately, getting free access to your credit report and credit score … Continue reading

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Active Military Personel can get their FICO scores for FREE


We recently received word of a new way that active duty personnel can see their real true FICO score for free online. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which oversees the brokerage industry, has a special website at SaveandInvest.org/Military that … Continue reading

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Why Aren’t My Credit Scores Going Up?


There is a great deal of misconception surrounding credit scores and negative credit.  Although you may have derogatory credit it may not be impacting your credit as much as you think.  In fact, the older the negative credit is (in … Continue reading

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A New Credit Bureau – The Chex System


Can’t Open A Bank Account?  Here’s Why! Maybe you haven’t heard of the Chex System.  And well you might not until you have a negative run in with your bank and they report that information to the Chex System. Basically, … Continue reading

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