"Originally Posted by Divemedic
Revised PRIMER on Repairing Credit
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I am writing this as a guide to how I cleaned negatives from my credit report. There was an earlier version of this thread, but I have since learned a few things about the repair process, and I decided to rewrite this guide. I also hope to correct some misconceptions about the validation process.
This entire process is designed to prepare a case to take the CA and/or OC to court. If the CA or OC goes away before you get to the point of a lawsuit, GREAT! However, that is sometimes not the case.
Let me start by telling you some history. I started in credit repair by doing what so many of you have already tried: Paying them. I discovered what you may already know: PAYING A CA IS THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO. I got a pair of paid collections for my trouble. I decided then and there to figure out how to do this. Since, I have taken on a combined total of 30 CA’s and OC’s. Cell phone companies, landlords, a couple of banks, and some CA’s. I had to sue 8 of them. I have settled out of court in every case, and to date I have received nearly $10,000 in settlements. My credit score when I started was 557, and it is now in the 760 range. You can do that, as well.
The first thing you must do, is you need to obtain a copy of your credit report from all 3 agencies. A 3 in 1 report doesn’t cut it. There is much more detail to be found in the individual reports. Go ahead and spend the $30 or so. It is worth it. Save copies of the reports, you will need them.
Next, dispute all of the negative TL’s on your report. The older ones usually will come off the easiest. I got 4-5 deletions that way. This was effective on about 20% of my accounts. This will take 30 days or so for the investigation to complete. You can dispute over the phone, because I don’t feel like suing the CRA is the best way to go. If you aren’t going to sue them, you don’t need the documentation that goes with CMRRR. Suing CRA’s and getting tough with them may work for others, but I have had better luck dealing with the CA’s and OC’s.
Next, after the initial investigations are complete, look at the now verified tradelines. Are there any discrepancies? Do they all agree with each other? Or does your EX report show a $100 charge off, while your EQ shows a $110? If any do not match, that is good for you. The FCRA requires that all tradelines be “complete and accurate” and how can they be accurate, if they don’t even match each other? Legal leverage, to be used later.
Now, you will DV all of the remaining CA’s and send dispute letters to the OC’s. You can take your time and eliminate them in manageable groups. However many you have the time and money for, whether it is 3 or 10 at a time. The way to do this is simple. You just send them a letter telling them that you dispute. That is it, no special wording or anything is needed. In fact, I am now advising you to stay away from the sample “form” letters that so many are sending- the CA’s are on to them.
Just remember that my suggestion applies to calling CRA's. It does NOT apply to calling a CA. I never call them, until I have all I need to sue and I am ready to file. Then I make an ITS call to the owner or manager. Calling a CA does little good and can cause much harm. The reason is that they will seldom delete, and can sometimes trick you into violations of your own. If they screw up on the phone, you have no proof (unless you are in a one party state-which I am not), so I keep all communication with them in writing."
This entire process is designed to prepare a case to take the CA and/or OC to court. If the CA or OC goes away before you get to the point of a lawsuit, GREAT! However, that is sometimes not the case.
Let me start by telling you some history. I started in credit repair by doing what so many of you have already tried: Paying them. I discovered what you may already know: PAYING A CA IS THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO. I got a pair of paid collections for my trouble. I decided then and there to figure out how to do this. Since, I have taken on a combined total of 30 CA’s and OC’s. Cell phone companies, landlords, a couple of banks, and some CA’s. I had to sue 8 of them. I have settled out of court in every case, and to date I have received nearly $10,000 in settlements. My credit score when I started was 557, and it is now in the 760 range. You can do that, as well.
The first thing you must do, is you need to obtain a copy of your credit report from all 3 agencies. A 3 in 1 report doesn’t cut it. There is much more detail to be found in the individual reports. Go ahead and spend the $30 or so. It is worth it. Save copies of the reports, you will need them.
Next, dispute all of the negative TL’s on your report. The older ones usually will come off the easiest. I got 4-5 deletions that way. This was effective on about 20% of my accounts. This will take 30 days or so for the investigation to complete. You can dispute over the phone, because I don’t feel like suing the CRA is the best way to go. If you aren’t going to sue them, you don’t need the documentation that goes with CMRRR. Suing CRA’s and getting tough with them may work for others, but I have had better luck dealing with the CA’s and OC’s.
Next, after the initial investigations are complete, look at the now verified tradelines. Are there any discrepancies? Do they all agree with each other? Or does your EX report show a $100 charge off, while your EQ shows a $110? If any do not match, that is good for you. The FCRA requires that all tradelines be “complete and accurate” and how can they be accurate, if they don’t even match each other? Legal leverage, to be used later.
Now, you will DV all of the remaining CA’s and send dispute letters to the OC’s. You can take your time and eliminate them in manageable groups. However many you have the time and money for, whether it is 3 or 10 at a time. The way to do this is simple. You just send them a letter telling them that you dispute. That is it, no special wording or anything is needed. In fact, I am now advising you to stay away from the sample “form” letters that so many are sending- the CA’s are on to them.
Just remember that my suggestion applies to calling CRA's. It does NOT apply to calling a CA. I never call them, until I have all I need to sue and I am ready to file. Then I make an ITS call to the owner or manager. Calling a CA does little good and can cause much harm. The reason is that they will seldom delete, and can sometimes trick you into violations of your own. If they screw up on the phone, you have no proof (unless you are in a one party state-which I am not), so I keep all communication with them in writing."
see this forum at : http://www.debt-consolidation-credit-repair-service.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276514
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