You cannot remove items from you credit report. What you can do if you feel that some thing on it is not right or should not be there at all, is write to your local credit bureau explain what is wrong and send them some proof. This may take a while, you must have some kind of proof. Simply not wanting to pay something or misunderstanding is not enough to get somethinh removed. You cannot remove items from you credit report. What you can do if you feel that some thing on it is not right or should not be there at all, is write to your local credit bureau explain what is wrong and send them some proof. This may take a while, you must have some kind of proof. Simply not wanting to pay something or misunderstanding is not enough to get somethinh removed.
When a derogatory item is removed from your credit report, them yes, your score increases. If you have a credit account with no derogatory items (late payments) and you close it, then your score is likely to decrease.
To remove incorrect negative items from your credit report that are not yours, you should first obtain a copy of your credit report from all three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). Then, file a dispute with each credit bureau providing evidence that the negative item is inaccurate and not yours. The credit bureau will investigate your dispute and remove the item if it is indeed incorrect.
They are correct. Once the item is reflected in your credit report, all that HSBC can do is notify each Credit Bureau that the item has been paid in full.
No it won't affect your credit report unless you happened to charge the item to a credit card and not pay for the item once charged to the card.
The bankruptcy will remain on the credit report until the required ten years has expired. UPDATE: Actually, you can force Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to remove a Bankruptcy from your credit report and you can do it legally using a federal law that is in place. Credit Bureaus MUST have "verifiable proof" of the "bankruptcy" in their files if they are going to report the negative item on your report. The dirty little secret the credit bureaus don't want you to know is that they do not have any "verifiable proof" in their files for any of the negative items on your credit report. The Federal Court that the bankruptcy was filed in may have this information on file but the credit bureaus don't. If you request the credit bureau to provide you with the "verifiable proof" that they have in their files they will remove the negative from your file.
Foreclosures can be removed from your credit report like any other negative item. You must dispute it to the credit bureaus. The credit bureaus will have 30 days to verify the foreclosure or it must be removed from your credit report. With the higher amount of foreclosures lately you have a better chance of it being removed. UPDATE: Actually, you can force Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to remove a Foreclosure from your credit report and you can do it legally using a federal law that is in place. Credit Bureaus MUST have "verifiable proof" of the "foreclosure account" in their files if they are going to report the negative item on your report. The dirty little secret the credit bureaus don't want you to know is that they do not have any "verifiable proof" in their files for any of the negative items on your credit report. The bank that held your mortgage may have this information on file but the credit bureaus don't. If you request the credit bureau to provide you with the "verifiable proof" that they have in their files they will remove the negative from your file.
The best thing you can do is work on removing the negative items that are hurting your credit score. That means disputing to the credit bureaus the items that are pulling you down. They will have 30 days to verify the item being disputed or it must be removed from your credit report.
All you need to do is send a letter of dispute and what item and why, to the credit agency. You can do this online as well with your free once a year credit report from Experian, Equifax and Transunion. annualcreditreport.com
You can dispute bankruptcies and items included in bankruptcies the same as any other negative item on your credit report. You must submit a dispute letter to the credit bureaus stating why the item(s) are being disputed. The credit bureaus have 30 days to verify the items or it must be removed from your credit report.
It can be, but the credit reporting agencies do not have to remove any factually true item from your report until the required time has expired (7 years for debt, 10 years for bankruptcies).
Anytime a negative item is removed from your credit report, it will raise your credit score unless new collections are added to your report.
Only the collection agency or the credit bureaus can remove a collection off a credit report. You can negotiate the removal of the collection off the credit report upon final payment of the debt owed. Some collection agencies have policies against this, some don't. You can also redispute it to the credit bureaus as many times as they will let you. It has a higher chance of being removed if it is paid off and an older account.