If you have fallen on hard times like so many other people in this economy, then there is a good chance that your credit has suffered as well. Cleaning it up is going to be very important for moving forward and rebuilding your financial life. This article will show you how you can repair your credit and get back on track.
When you need to repair your credit, make sure you keep using some credit. That is, don't let your credit status go inactive because you aren't making any payments on anything. To re-establish your credit you need to keep making payments on time, which will change your credit rating faster than not making payments at all.
Are you trying to repair your credit, but you have credit collectors hounding you? Be aware that a federal law called the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act mandates how and when you may be contacted by a debt collector. They cannot call you before 8:00 A.M. nor after 9:00 P.M. They also are not permitted to call you at your place of employment if they know your employer is adverse to these types of calls. If you send them a written request to stop further contact, they must honor that request.
Credit bureaus have 30 days to investigate and respond to the claim that you made in your letter disputing their report. So, make a note of when you mailed the letter. Follow up on the 31st day after the date that they should have received your letter to ensure something is happening. Give them a call and find out what file number or account number they may have set up for the dispute, and continue to check with them weekly to find out what action is being taken. Use the reminder function on your phone or computer's calendar.
Avoid closing credit accounts. You should try to keep credit accounts open because they will make your credit report better. Closing them may cause your credit to appear bad or like you don't have a credit history. Having credit accounts that have been open for awhile can make your credit report better.
When calling creditors to make payment arrangements to settle debts, know what your ideal arrangement would be before picking up the phone. Be prepared with several options to show the creditor you are willing to compromise and underestimate how much you can commit to pay monthly in every case. When dealing with multiple creditors, that underestimation may be needed to apply to payments for less flexible creditors.
Looking at credit repair like a real relationship that you need to work on daily and view as a long term commitment will provide you with a realistic and workable perspective. Just like a marriage, credit repair involves small sacrifices that really add up and improve living conditions. Your relationship with your credit will either enable you a happier lifestyle, with less stress and restrictions or be like a dreaded ball and chain.
While there is no magic wand or special process that can ever erase all the negative things on your credit report, there are lots of ways that you can minimize their effects. Start by correcting the incorrect and start putting lots of positives on there. Follow the advice from this article and you will see higher scores and better credit moving forward.
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