Credit Report Dispute

Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:05
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by Ray Lam

If you find incorrect information in your credit report, or if you see a debt listed in your report that you know is not yours, you should dispute your credit record to the credit bureau in order to have the item removed.

You have the right to dispute any inaccurate or incomplete information that is contained in your credit report. There is no charge for this. If an account is not being reported 100% accurately, by law the credit bureau must remove it from your report.

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act the reporting company and the information provider are responsible for correcting any credit report disputes. However, they must first be made aware that you have credit report disputes. A person can report and correct errors in their credit report by following two easy steps

You should first report your error to the consumer reporting company in writing and make them aware that you have a credit report dispute. Make sure you include all your personal information like your name, address, and a list of each credit report dispute that have. Remember to send your letter by certified mail to prove that you have initiated a credit report dispute. The consumer reporting company will then investigate your credit report disputes and respond in 30 days. If they find there is an error and the credit report dispute can be resolved by correcting it then they will forward the information to the other credit bureaus and your credit report will be revised.

It is important to clean up your credit report as soon as you possibly can. Failure to do so will result in being denied for any type of credit whether it is credit cards, loans, apartment or house rental or even a job opportunity. Using a free dispute credit report letter will allow you to correct errors and fraudulent entries that were not a result of your actions.

If you are having a difficult time getting a derogatory item removed from your credit report, you are allowed to submit to the credit bureau, a one hundred word statement with an explanation of any extenuating circumstances regarding the debt. Although this statement does not act to remove the item from your credit record, it at least offers an explanation to potential creditors your version as to why the item is being reported.

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