STEP 4- How To Repair Your Credit Report

How To Repair Your Credit Report - So far all you've done is sign up for credit lines and read. This is the step when you get to "stick it" to the bankers who've been sticking it to you for years.

"But wait!", you say. "Those charge offs and 120 day lates are all pretty accurate."

Okay, let's assume that all the bad stuff is for real, there are ways to get those totally removed without doing anything illegal, immoral or fattening. It will however, probably take a lot of time, work and organization. That is why I usually recommend that people let a professional handle it for you. If you use the folks at the banner below it is downright cheap (about $40 a month for the few months that you need to do the job right). However, if you feel you are up to the task of being your own "improve fico score repair service" I've got the formula for success right here & you can email me directly if you are confused.

Combined with the good credit reports coming from your new credit cards you can expect significant credit improvement within six months and you will be Mr./Mrs. Goodcredit within a year.

The Credit Letter:

I have prepared a sample letter that you can download and edit as a Word document. You can then customize it with your personal information and the details of all your bad credit accounts. Don't be shy, add any and all accounts that reflect badly on you even if they are accurate. Remember that not all of these accounts will be deleted right away so you want to knock off whatever you can. This is when you need to have your three bureau credit reports because not every credit bureau shows the same derogatory items. Customize each letter to each of the three bureaus. However a good letter isn't enough...

click here to download Credit Dispute Letter

Addresses:

Experian

P. O. Box 9595 [see note], Allen, TX 75013-9595 Tel: 888-397-3742

Note: Experian has a long history of changing its mailing address periodically, so the mailing address provided may not be accurate.

Equifax

P. O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241 Tel: 800-685-1111

Trans Union

P. O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022 Tel: 800-888-4213

Remember when customizing your letters to include first, middle and last name; current address; previous addresses for past two years; social security number, date of birth & phone number.

Certified Letter/Signature Required:

Now that you've customized and printed out three perfect credit letters to the three credit bureaus, you need to get those letters into the right hands in the right way. It is imperative that you send those letter Certified Mail with a Signature requirement. You see the key to your success is that these bureaus have thirty calendar days from the time they get your letters to investigate your claims with the creditors. If the letter gets stuck in processing too long at any point of the way any claims that haven't been proven accurate by the creditors have to be removed by law. That is your edge.

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Reader Question:

"...do you highly recommend lex law credit repair please let know my mother and i are going to sign up? "

Sam D.

Hi Sam,

I do recommend LexLaw because I've had friends and clients use them with amazing results. That said you need to keep one thing in mind when you work with them: once they have started cleaning up your credit report you MUST pay any active accounts on time and up to date. They can delete old write-offs and delinquencies but they will have little luck in deleting accounts that are currently late and actively reporting to the credit bureaus. It goes back to the idea that you have to determine what accounts can be saved and what accounts you need to let go into "charge-off" status.

Bottom line: yes, Lexington Law will do a better job than 90% of people who try and do it themselves. They never give up, they never get discouraged, they never forget to do the right thing at the right time.

Sincerely,
Loanlad

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The Follow-Up:

In about thirty days you will get a letter from one of the credit bureaus stating that numerous credit items have been deleted from your report. Over the next couple weeks you will get revised credit reports from each bureau. Now when you pull your credit scores again, they will be greatly improved. However, now you need to make new letters using the same template that I've proved and send them back out with the remaining items. Keep doing this a few times and gradually most of your bad credit items will be gone for good. Once removed they can never come back. This is your chance to start over again...don't waste it.

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