by William Blake
You get a bureau credit repair report from one of three federally recognized credit bureaus †Equifax, TransUnion and Experian. You can get one free from each of these credit bureaus, which means you can get up to three free bureau credit repair reports per year. You should take advantage of this in order to keep an eye on your credit, your money and your personal security. If you are repairing your credit in any way, they become especially important.
Oh No- What’s This, A Mistake?
Correcting mistakes or questionable activity on your credit report right away is of vital importance. The more time goes by, the harder it can be to correct any inaccuracies. As well, your credit rating suffers. Not to mention being harassed by bill collectors for bills marked unpaid.
If you locate an error, you will need to send a request to the bureau to challenge the information. Such requests need to be hand-written. The credit bureau has 30 days to get back to you regarding your challenge. During this time, they will be contacting your creditors to verify or disqualify your claims. If they can’t disprove your claim, they’ll change the error in your favor.
As a borrower, you also have the right to have written statements included with your credit bureau repair report. These can be included as a permanent record in your report- for future lenders to read your side of the story. For instance, if you were involved in some type of natural disaster or other significant event which affected you substantially, but had never missed a loan payment previously, they may take this into serious consideration when considering lending to you.
What a Credit Bureau Report is Not
Your credit bureau report will not unfortunately wipe away all details from your bad credit days- such as bankruptcies, repossessions and late payments. Changing such information is not legal.
A credit repair report is not a new or even a secondary file about your credit history. This information is also incredibly illegal- ranking with possession of fake I.D.’s and forged passports.
If you have to have changes made to your bureau credit repair report, be sure those changes are actually put into your report. The best way to do that is to order another report. Life is fun, isnt it?
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