Credit Reporting Agencies – The Basics
June 11, 2008 · Print This Article
There are three credit reporting agencies that have the authority to gather information about your credit history, and to share this information with other businesses that have a legitimate reason for wanting to see it.
These three agencies are –
You may not like the idea of these agencies having such personal information about you and giving it out to others, but this is necessary in order for you to get credit. Many consumers mistakenly believe that credit reporting agencies are affiliated with the government, but the only thing that the government has to do with these agencies is to control their actions.
The three credit reporting agencies are basically set up as a business to make money while they are also keeping track of the credit records of millions of people.
Credit reporting agencies get their information about your credit history from your creditors, of course. They can also get information from public records and other sources that have proven to provide reliable information.
Some people make the mistake of getting their credit report from just one of these agencies, thinking that all three keep the same information. However, these are three separate agencies, all competing for business. They all work in much the same way, collecting information from the companies who grant credit to individuals or to businesses. But, they do not all get the exact same information. Each of the three gathers from many different businesses, banks and credit card companies, but not necessarily the same one.
Here is how this works.
The three credit reporting agencies go to all of these different companies and try to talk them into joining their individual lists. Some join all three, and some do not. The ones that do can use the records of the credit reporting agency to check the report of anyone who wants to take out credit or receive services that they offer. Potential employers, insurance agents and landlords also view your credit report. Therefore, if you want to get an accurate look at your credit report, you will need to request a copy of it from each of these three agencies.
You are allowed to get one free copy of your credit report from each of the three credit reporting companies once per year. That adds up to 3 per year, enough to let you get a good idea of how your credit looks.
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I need help. I did a bank ruptcy about 10 or 11 years ago. I paid what the Judge wanted me to pay as far as my student loan is concerned. I need to clear that record, so that I can have a better credit score. Who do I contact for information about cleaning this mess up?
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Credit reports are a data base of information that is reported to them. If your reports are inaccurate, dispute the errors and get them corrected. This is why you should review your credit reports once per year.
There is a law for you to know. By law you can get your credit rating for free once each year.
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Yes, they will find you if you owe them money. If you don't owe them money they wont care where you live.
If you make a mortgage at a new house, the loan will report to the bureaus.
The only thing you can do is never have savings, checking, loans, or credit cards of any kind.
Some people actually live like this.
I hate how a credit card knows where I shop, where I buy my booze, and when I take a vacation.
7 Years from the time of the last payment
And, his credit will NOT improve until he gets another credit card or some other installment type of loan and pays it on time for a period of up to 18 mos.
He may have to get a secured credit card in order to get his credit score back up.
Number 1 Credit Agencies The three major credit agencies are beneficial to speak to whether you are going to be repairing your credit score The major three credit report bureaus may help you by sending you your credit rating report Whether you find an error on your credit report ..
Not always.
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Someone had to pay the band eventually, they don’t play catchy credit related jingles for pretzels and cheese!
Dont do it.
You will have to pay a fee for their service. And they dont clean your credit report, all they do is set up a monthly payment for all of your debts and charge you monthly. They call the bureaus and state you will pay what you owe, because you are willing to work with them. And this raises your score a few points. Yet these companies are waste of your money, because you pay them to pay your bills.
You can do this on your own.
Get a free credit report from all three:
from Trans Union.
Go order your report, call the companies you owe money too, if its close to 7 years, wait till they send you information. At 6.5 years they will try to sue you to get the money back.
Pay more than minimums: A list of priorities.
Courts <– if you owe money to the court pay all of it first
Medical <–medical bills drop your credit
Car Loans<– banks loans block your ability for a good score.
Credit cards & student loans.
On student loans, dont pay minimum, you will never get out that way. Pay as much as you can.
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