Feb 9, 2008

Credit Repair – Take a Stand

Are you there yet? Have you gotten to that point? Are you sick and tired of paying high interest fees? Are you sick and tired of being declined and embarrassed every time you apply for a loan? Don’t you think it’s time to take a stand?

When you finally get to that point, then you’re ready. But, until you get there, you’re probably not going to take action. If you’re not there yet, you might as well stop reading this.

But, if you are ready, then it’s time to start on your journey to financial peace and good credit. And once you get there, never go back. You work just as hard as the next guy. So, why should you have to pay more on a loan than he does? Don’t you think you’ve paid the banks enough money? The banks have plenty of money. Quit paying them more than you have to!

If you are sick and tired of living paycheck to paycheck and always begging the lenders to give you crappy loans then I want you to say this out loud right now:

“I’m done. I’m done living like a broke fool and I’m taking a stand RIGHT NOW. I will not let the banks make me their slave any longer.” Then, you’re going to take action, RIGHT NOW. Here’s what you’re going to do:

1. Get your credit repaired. Sign up with Lexington Law Firm and get it repaired NOW. Let the professionals clean up your credit for you. It’s very affordable.

2. Never let your credit get that bad again. Learn how the credit game works and promise yourself that you will never find yourself in that hole again.

3. Live below your means. That doesn’t sound fun, does it? Well, neither does being broke and being a slave to your lenders. Start living on a budget. Control your money so that it doesn’t control you. You know which spending habits you need to change. Change them. It’s time RIGHT NOW.

4. Pay off your debts and start saving money. If you’re not sure how, check out Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace.

5. Help your family and friends. Help them realize what’s going on. Show them that they don’t have to be miserable and live like everyone else. They can break free from their chains too. Show them how.

Dave Ramsey, one of my favorite financial experts, says it like this: “If you want to be rich, look around and see what rich people are doing and do rich people stuff.” Rich people don’t pay high interest fees. If you keep doing what poor people do, you’re going to stay poor. You don’t have to. Take action and take advantage of all that life has to offer!

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Jan 25, 2008

Top 5 Credit Repair Tips to Increase Your Credit Scores

Having good credit is very important in today’s culture. We now live in a world where credit determines how much interest you’ll pay on your house, car, boat etc. Your credit scores are used by landlords, employers and insurance companies to determine whether or not you get an apartment, a job and what your insurance rates will be. It can also mean the difference between having to pay no deposit for a cell phone (or other utility) and having to deposit $500 or more.

Which side of the fence do you want to be on? Do you want to go through life with good credit or bad credit? The decision really is up to you. Below are some top credit repair tips for consumers with credit problems.

1. Become familiar with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Right off the bat, let’s start with one of the best tips I could ever give you. It doesn’t sound like much fun especially when you see it on paper, but it really is very important and it won’t take that long. I’m not saying you need to read all of the technical legalese from top to bottom, but get familiar with what the FCRA is all about.

2. Any information can be disputed on your credit report.

I don’t know how else to put this: ANYTHING on your credit report can be disputed – personal information, public records, accounts, inquiries…ANYTHING!

3. Credit repair is a process.

If you have 20 negative accounts reporting on each credit report, do NOT dispute every single account. Credit repair is a process, not a one time deal. The credit bureaus are more likely to label your dispute as frivolous if you trying disputing that many items. Dispute no more than 3-5 accounts at a time.

4. Keep your dispute letters simple.

Unfortunately, many amateurs on the net are giving people long, drawn out, unnecessary “sample letters”. Sample letters are fine, but it’s unnecessary to mention laws, procedures, court rulings, or threaten law suits, etc. The credit bureaus know the law. There is no need to be condescending or act like you are a professional. That won’t get you very far.

Simply dispute the accounts you would like to have removed or updated. If your letter is confusing, it will more than likely get returned or thrown away. There is also no need to tell them your life story or why you were late or why it should be removed. They do NOT care. Keep it short and simple!

5. Procedural Request – Ask for Method of Verification.

So, after you’re first dispute you got a few accounts deleted – that’s great! But, what about the ones that came back as “verified”?

Send them a procedural request. If you request it, the credit bureaus are obligated by law to provide you with the method the creditors used to verify the information that they are reporting on your credit report. By requesting this information, you are forcing the credit bureaus to actually provide you with what they received from the creditor as valid proof. If the creditor replied to your dispute stating that the account should remain on your credit report, they need to have proof. The creditor rarely provides the credit bureaus with this information. So, when you do this you are putting pressure on them to either “prove it or remove it”.

Keep records of everything the credit bureaus and your creditors send you in case you should ever after to sue them for violating your federal rights.

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