What you need to do is obtain a copy of your credit report. These are agencies that keep track of people's debts and credit ratings etc., and whenever you apply for a loan or credit card or mortgage etc., the bank obtains these reports from these agencies. There are 3 major credit reporting agencies in the USA, and you can get a copy of your credit report from them for free, or for a minimal fee. Study it to see if there are any errors, or debts which have been paid off etc. Then you have to write to the credit reporting agency and ask them to make the specific corrections, or remove erroneous information. Then it is up to them to prove that the information is wrong, or remove it.
Yes, a creditor can remove collection accounts from your credit report if they agree to do so or if there is an error in the reporting.
Yes! I settled 2 collection accounts and my score stayed exactly the same.
There is a very specific process that one must perform in order to apply to new mortgage accounts. For example, one must check ones credit, and then one must go to a bank and apply for a mortgage.
700 is almost perfect. It would be nearly futile to try to improve it.
The Freedom Credit Union offers all of the same services that major banks offer. They offer checking accounts, saving accounts, credit cards, mortgage loans, auto loans and personal loans.
Yes, a creditor can remove collection accounts from your credit report if they agree to do so or if there is an error in the reporting.
== == Collection account are 20% of the total credit score module.
no
If you have accounts in collection that you were not aware of, you need to contact the collection company. You can also contact the credit bureaus for more information.
no you do not
Charge accounts, credit card, consumer loans, mortgage loans, and installment sales credit.
No, they are completely different accounts.
The fact of filing bankruptcy is already going to lower your credit score, and the point of bankruptcy, part of it anyway, is to resolve unpayable debt such as collection accounts. It is in your best interest to add the collection accounts to your bankruptcy, but if you consult your BK attorney, he is likely to advise you of this. The bankruptcy is the first next step in repairing your credit and improving your credit score.
You pay the collection agency.
Yes! I settled 2 collection accounts and my score stayed exactly the same.
There is a very specific process that one must perform in order to apply to new mortgage accounts. For example, one must check ones credit, and then one must go to a bank and apply for a mortgage.
700 is almost perfect. It would be nearly futile to try to improve it.