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Answers To Your Most Asked Credit Questions

How Do Negative Items Affect Me? Negative items on your credit report could be what separates you from that home loan you hoped for or a decent financing for a vehicle. The good news is that if you happen to have these negative items on your credit report, there are still wats to mitigate their […]

Answers To Your Most Asked Credit Questions

How Do Negative Items Affect Me? Negative items on your credit report could be what separates you from that home loan you hoped for or a decent financing for a vehicle. The good news is that if you happen to have these negative items on your credit report, there are still wats to mitigate their […]

Answers To Your Most Asked Credit Questions

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How Do Negative Items Affect Me? Negative items on your credit report could be what separates you from that home loan you hoped for or a decent financing for a vehicle. The good news is that if you happen to have these negative items on your credit report, there are still wats to mitigate their […]

Medical Debts and Credit Reports

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As of July 1st, 2022 all medical debts that have been paid, whether the debt was held by a physician or a collection agency, must be suppressed from a consumer’s credit report! This was announced by all three CEO’s of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion in April of 2022. Now before we start patting these CEO’s […]

How to Find Out If You Are Affected By Equifax Hack

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Have you been affected by the Equifax hack? On Thursday, Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting agencies announced that hackers had obtained access to company data potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. After the companies recent investigation, Equifax stated that the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017. The cybersecurity incident was […]

How to Find Out If You Are Affected By Equifax Hack – Credit Law Center

Equifax - Credit Law Center

On Thursday, Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting agencies announced that hackers had obtained access to company data potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. After the companies recent investigation, Equifax stated that the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017. The cybersecurity incident was discovered on July 29, 2017, in which they […]

Improve Your Credit Score, Don’t Let Your Past Financial Decisions Keep You Down

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Your past financial decisions may feel like they are coming back to haunt you, and handling the complications that arise from having a less than perfect credit score can be rather stressful. Dealing with your past credit mistakes can leave you feeling extremely frustrated and hopeless, but the good there is re-establishing a good credit […]

Are You Being Sued By a Debt Buyer? – Credit Law Center

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Are you being sued by a debt buyer? If you have, you’re not alone. Our office has seen a significant increase in clients coming in with lawsuits from debt buyers. What is a Debt Buyer A debt buyer is a company that purchases delinquent debt from original banks and credit card companies, these companies then […]

79% of All Credit Reports Contain Errors – Credit Law Center

79% of All Credit Reports Contain Errors

Hard to believe that 79% of all credit reports contain errors, but according to the FTC it is true. I know you are thinking!!!! How many of us would still be employed if we even made half the mistakes as the credit reporting agencies do on a consumers report? So… When was the last time […]

What is a Credit Report? – Credit Law Center

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A credit report is a detailed compilation of information about the way you handle your debt, which is managed by businesses known as credit reporting agencies. In the United States, we have three major credit reporting agencies Equifax, Experian, and Transunion. All three credit reporting agencies collect your detailed information from lenders to create a […]