If your name is on a loan as a borrower or co-signer you’re responsible for the debt. Even if you’ve divorced and your former spouse agreed to handle the debt, your credit is on the line. This also is true even if the debt is supposed to be your spouses responsibility under the divorce decree. […]
Statute of Limitations and Fair Credit Reporting Act
May 5, 2017 by ·
A lot of people get the statute of limitations confused with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) credit reporting time. While they’re both time limits related to debt, they have different effects. The statute of limitations for collecting a debt is the period of time that a creditor or collector can obtain a […]
July 1st, 2017 Update for IRS Liens and Judgements
May 2, 2017 by ·
Many tax liens and civil judgments soon will be removed from people’s credit reports, the latest in a series of moves to omit negative information from these financial scorecards. The development could help boost credit scores for millions of consumers, but many say could pose risks for lenders. The three major credit-reporting firms — Equifax, […]
Removing Credit Disputes From A Credit Report
March 2, 2017 by ·
Home Loans and Creditor Disputes on a Credit Report, don’t go hand-in-hand. And the reason for that is this: When a consumer disputes a debt from a creditor, then that debt is removed from the analyzation of a credit score when their credit report is ran. Therefore, in order to obtain an accurate credit score, […]
Eight surprising ways to raise your credit score
February 22, 2017 by ·
Thank you to Sal Bonanno for his insightful article in regards to improving your credit score. Sal Bonanno National Account Manager | First Premier Credit Repair Main: 855.278.3578 Boosting your credit score from merely good to great will give you access to the best offers and best rates on nearly everything. Here are some time-tested ways […]
How to Remove an IRS Tax Lien From Your Credit Report
February 22, 2017 by ·
Since it is tax season, I thought I would give you this little known tip for deleting IRS tax liens from a credit report. In February of 2011 The IRS passed a rule that if you have $25,000 or less in Federal Tax Liens and you have a payment plan approved or they are paid, […]
You find a debt on your credit report and you just don’t remember it….what do you do?
February 7, 2017 by ·
Andorra Credit Repair shares some great information on Validating a Collection Debt on your Credit Report: You find a Collection Debt on your credit report and you just don’t remember it….what do you do? Ask for a validation notice. A debt collector must send you a validation notice within five days that explains how much […]
Collections and The Statute of Limitations
December 5, 2016 by ·
Thank you to Sal Bonanno, Regional Account Manager from First Premier Credit Repair. Please review his recent article in regards to Collections and the Statute of Limitations: It’s no secret that debt collections are bad for your credit report. Any past due account, debt collections included, can have a negative effect on your credit score for as long as it’s […]
Disputes and Credit Reports
December 3, 2016 by ·
Your credit score will open doors for you when you are in the need to borrow money and your score will determine the cost of that money. So protecting it is extremely important. Our topic of discussion today is to review Disputing Credit and how it affects your score and your ability to move […]
Why is a Consumer Credit Score Different from a Mortgage Credit Score?
November 27, 2016 by ·
Scoring models are formulas or algorithms that assigns points based on known information to predict and unknown future outcome. The Credit Monitoring Services and Nationwide Credit reporting agencies sell credit reports to consumers. The scores that are sold to consumers are educational credit scores to prepare for loans, managing debts and to check for fraud/identity […]
