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1) NCO Financial Collection Agency
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
NCO may be the most humane collection agency in existence. They stand out because they intentionally take a different approach to the collection process. They actually try to deliver a responsible message to recently-delinquent accounts instead of simply purchasing charge off accounts and then harassing the debtors into early graves.Many other, almost all, other collection agencies take the "vulture" approach. They harass poor folks who are going through hard times and are just trying...
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2) Credit Repair: How to Raise a Bad Credit Score
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
We all need to know how to raise a bad credit score. Unless your credit score is at a perfect 850, then there is some room for improvement. Most people do not understand that are many ways to be proactive and raise their credit scores. It's not about just sitting back and hoping for the best. You can do more than just not messing up; you can actually follow these tips to raise your credit score.
Firstly, you need to be aware of your rights and what exactly your credit report states. There no...
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3) Credit Repair: Tips for Repairing Your Credit Report
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
Having a credit score that is less than perfect is quite common these days. A single late or missed payment can drop your credit score by up to 100 points! There are techniques to bad credit report repair that you can learn to fix your bad credit. While it's easy to see it slip, it is just as simple to raise it up - if you follow the advice given here.
Tip 1: You need to pay down your credit card balances.
The algorithm that dictates your credit score weighs the difference between your av...
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4) Credit Repair: 5 Hot Tips to Improve Your Credit Score
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
To improve your credit score is to give yourself a new lease on some of the most important aspects of living. We all need good credit in order to obtain desirable housing, automobiles and any of the other things in life that we wish for. If you are like millions and millions of Americans, you have a few issues on your credit report that may need dealing with in order to improve your credit score to where you need...
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5) Legal Credit Repair Techniques
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
There are techniques of legal credit repair that you can use to raise your credit report score. In the US, there aren't very many things that you can do without it having something to do with your credit score. Even to obtain suitable housing and transportation, you need to be in good standing with the credit reporting agencies. If you are one of the millions of Americans that has bad or bruised credit, you can engage in the following methods of legal credit repair to get back where you need to...
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6) 5 Easy Ways to Fix Credit Problems
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
It seems that everyone in America has one type of credit problem or another. We all need to learn how to fix credit problems because our society revolves so much around credit-based situations. Even if you have a superior credit score, you can watch it drop by 100 points just for missing a single payment - or even making a late payment! The credit realm is definitely cut-throat and it isn't going to suddenly get easier to handle. There's good news though! There are methods that you can use to f...
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7) Credit Repair Myths Exposed
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
As a credit repair specialist, I'm frequently asked these questions about cleaning up your credit report. It's important to know the answers to these questions before you start repairing your credit.
Even if I get a negative item removed from my credit report, it will come back - won't it?
It's actually quite uncommon to get an item removed from your credit report only to have it come back. The credit bureaus will sometimes temporarily delete a negative listing if they haven't heard from...
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8) Credit Secrets Bible
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
The Credit Secrets Bible is the most popular credit repair guide book on the market today. It's a captivating read that gives step by step instruction to repair and boost your credit rating. It's a must-read book for anyone struggling with debt or credit issues.
It exposes the secrets behind the credit system that the government, the banks, and the credit card companies don't want you to know. This educational guide is one of th...
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9) How to Remove a Negative Credit Rating
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
To remove a negative credit rating from your credit report, it must first be inaccurate or unverifiable. How often do consumers have inaccurate information on their credit reports? How often are creditors not able to verify the information that they place on your credit reports? You may be surprised.
A study released by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in June 2004 found that 79% of the consumer credit reports surveyed contained some kind of error or mistake. Even worse, more than...
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10) Repair Your Credit
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
You can repair your credit rating and increase your credit scores by taking the appropriate steps. Knowing this simple fact is half the battle. There's plenty of misinformation being tossed around out there about credit repair. Once you are determined to find out the truth and learn your federal rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and how the credit system works, you are on your way to living a life of financial prosperity.
The following are a few steps you can take to repair yo...
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11) Credit Restoration Tips
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
It seems like more and more credit restoration services are popping up by the minute. You can spot the advertisements for them online, on television and on the radio almost everyday. While I believe the awareness of credit repair and the help available to consumers is a good thing, it can also be very confusing on who to turn to.
When choosing a credit restoration service, one should always research the company's reputation. Many of the new se...
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12) Removing Late Payments from Your Credit Report
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
Most people know that if they pay their bills late, their credit scores will suffer. However, most people don't know this: According to Credit.com, a single 90-day late payment is as damaging as a bankruptcy filing, a tax lien, a collection, a judgment, or repossession. It doesn't matter if you're late paying a $50 credit card bill or a $2,000 mortgage payment. All that matters is that you were 90 days behind in paying your due balance.
Payment punctuality counts for about 35% of your over...
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13) Remove Collection Agency Accounts from Your Credit Report
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
Collection accounts are typically seriously past due accounts that have been assigned to an attorney or collection agency. A collection agency is usually hired after a company has made multiple attempts to collect money that they believe is owed to them. Collection accounts can remain on your credit report for 7 years from the date of the initial missed payment that led to the collection (the original delinquency date...
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14) Removing NCO Financial from Your Credit Report
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
NCO Financial seems to be one of the largest collection agencies in the world. It's definitely one of the most searched for terms on the internet as far as debt collectors go. Many consumers want to know how to remove NCO Financial from their credit reports, so I have decided to write an article on the subject.
Collection accounts like NCO Financial are removed from credit reports by the thousands everyday. You may have...
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15) Credit Repair - Understanding Charge Offs
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
"Charge off" is an accounting term that creditors use when they assume after a period of delinquency that they are not able to collect on a debt that is owed to them. Creditors write that debt off as a loss against their income taxes. Just because a debt is charged off (or written off) does not mean the debt is forgiven. The money is still owed. The creditor will usually sell or assign the debt to a collection agency or a lawyer to effect collection.
Some companies continue to charge inte...
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16) How to Remove Bad Credit from Your Credit Report
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
Most people don't even realize that it's possible to remove bad credit from your credit report. Most people believe that once they are plagued with bad credit, they simply must go through life paying high interest rates or not being approved for loans at all. They've been told that it takes anywhere from 7 to 10 years for the negative items on their credit report to come off. They rarely even try to get new positive items reporting.
Hopefully one da...
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17) How to Remove Charge Offs from Your Credit Report
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
Creditors typically write off or charge off a debt if there has been no payment on the account for more than 180 days (6 months). This does not, however, mean that the person no longer owes the debt. A charge-off is an accounting procedure for tax purposes used by the creditor where an uncollectible debt or charge-off is reported as a loss for the creditor.
If you have any charge-offs on your credit reports, your ability t...
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18) Fast Credit Repair
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
Let's face it. If you have bad credit you want it repaired as fast as possible. No one wants to go through life with bad credit. If you've been living with bad credit, it's time to do something about it right now. The good news is, if you act now you can be on your way to good credit in no time. Here are some tips to fast credit report repair:
Remove Negative Accounts.
Negative items on your credit report reduce your score and are usually the primary reason for being...
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19) Free Credit Repair Help
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
Before I wrote this article, I decided to Google "free credit repair help". The #1 site listed is Federal Trade Commissions site on credit repair - no big surprise. So, I start reading and quite frankly was a little shocked at the following statement: "Only time, a conscious effort, and a personal debt repayment plan will improve your credit report." It kind of made it seem like they were trying to say that just waiting it out and paying your debts will improve your credit. At least that's how...
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20) How to Raise Your Credit Scores
Author:
Chane Steiner
Category:
Finance
You can raise your credit scores by taking a close look at your credit reports and creating a plan of action to improve them. It takes time and a continual effort from you to raise your credit scores. There are really now quick-fixes of besides paying down debt and to successfully disputing negative information on your credit report.
One of the most important things you can do is simply pay your bills on time - that should be fairly obvious. Late payments play a major role in driving down yo...
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