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Credit Report Disputing

In the last post, we covered how to quickly clear credit card debt while maximizing your credit score throughout the process. Before I continue, I want to cover how to quickly clear debt that isn’t revolving debt like credit cards, in other words, mortgages, installment loans, student loans, etc.

Speaking strictly from a credit restoration perspective AND NOT A FINANCIAL PLANNING OR BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE, you do not want to pay off mortgages, installment loans or student loans earlier. The reason for this is from a credit restoration perspective, you want the loans to season as long as possible, which means, to report on time payments for the longest period possible. Paying them off early, is NOT good for your credit score regardless of what you may think. Credit cards yes, mortgages, installment loans and student loans, no. Having said that, we will address numerous techniques to eliminate these types of debt early while still maximizing your credit score.

For now, most of you want to know how to clear debt that is either positively reporting credit card debt or negatively reporting debt of any kind. So, let’s discuss how to quickly erase and clear debts that are negatively reporting. There are different strategies for each type of debt and different systems that must be followed depending on the type of bad debt you are dealing with.

So, let’s start with the easiest and most common forms of bad debt first and I will give you some clear debt solutions.

Collections & Charge-offs

    If you have a collection or charge-off, the initial response most people take to erase debt of this kind is absolutely the worst and most expensive method, and that is, they mistakenly pay them off. To quote Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, “Big Mistake! HUGE!”.

    Why is that?

    Because paying them off only accomplishes paying them off.  The same goes for consumer debt settlement unless it is properly negotiated.  It doesn’t do anything positive for your credit report or score. And, paying them off refreshes the date of last activity so you get the added insult to injury of having a paid collection or charge-off on your credit report for an additional 7 years. Doesn’t sound like what you want, does it?

    What you want is to erase and clear debt of this kind and have it completely removed from your credit report, ideally, in the least expensive way possible. So, how do you do that?

    Simple.

    Collections and charge-offs can be completely eliminated using the following methods:

  • Debt Validation- for collection accounts with a collector
  • 6-2-3 Method- for charge-offs with the original lender
  • Pay For Delete- used as a last resort with either a collector or lender.
  • Perhaps my favorite method is the Debt Validation method because it truly puts the power of the law and legal system in YOUR hands to help you clear debt quickly and end the harassment from collectors. Using this method, we recently got a legitimate $16,000 collection account removed from a family member’s credit report. Doing this enabled her to immediately qualify for a mortgage and she closed June 1st. Know what we had to do to accomplish this? Send one simple letter. That’s it. Pretty powerful stuff, huh? If you want to watch the video and get the actual letter we used to do this, simply click on the following link: How To Clear Debt With The Debt Validation Method.The 6-2-3 Method is similar but must be used with the original lender. I like this method because with all of the recent takeovers, acquisitions and bad systems that most of these lenders have in place, most of the time they do not stay in compliance with the law. Understanding this and utilizing the 6-2-3 Method, you can force their hand and legally require them to remove the charge-off from your credit report AND cease all collection efforts for the balance owed (since they cannot legally prove that you owe the money). This is a very effective method and all it takes is knowing the law and one simple letter. In the Members Only side of Credit Repair College, you can access the law in the Law Library, access the letter in the Other Training Materials section and understand exactly what you need to do by watching the video in our Video Training section. To see what you get access to on the Members Only side, simply click here: Clear Debt FastThe Pay For Delete Method is the last resort if the aforementioned methods don’t work. Using this method, essentially you will negotiate with the collector or lender to pay off the collection or charge-off in exchange for complete deletion of the account from your credit report. This has to be done in a very systematic way and you MUST get the correct documentation BEFORE you pay off anything otherwise they will simply collect your money, not do anything, not remove the account from your credit report and you will have no recourse. This is a highly effective method to clear debt and remove derogatory credit but it requires a very specific method to accomplish successfully. We teach this method on how to clear debt fast on the Members Only side as well with actual recorded conversations with collection agencies so you can hear what you will deal with and know how to handle the situation properly.Next up in our series on how to quickly erase debt and clear debt fast: How To Make Quick Cash so you can avoid collection accounts and charge-offs and get out of revolving debt faster.  Stay tuned for more strategies on how to clear your debt!

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In the prior post, I began responding to the questions asked by one of our readers at FinanceTheDream.com. The questions Candace asked were:

1. What happens to the credit score when debt validation letters and the pay for delete process is used?
2. When derogatory items are removed, does your credit score go up or down?
3. When derogatory items are removed, does it show that I have a shorter time length of credit history?
4. Can I get paid collection accounts removed?
5. How Do I get the account numbers from the collection agency without admitting the debt?
6. How long will it take for my score to improve?

Questions 1 & 2 were answered in How Do I Clean Up My Credit Report?
Questions 3 & 4 were answered in How Do I Clean Up My Credit Report Part 2?

Now, we are going to address questions 5 & 6.

Q: How Do I get the account numbers from the collection agency without admitting the debt?

A: First, getting an account number on a collection account does not have anything to do with “admitting the debt”. Second, there are a number of ways to get the account number. The easiest is to pull the information directly from your Equifax Credit Watch Gold with 3-in-1 Monitoring account. This way, you don’t have to deal with a nasty collector on the phone. By law, collection agencies are required to send you notification up front about their intent to collect a debt. This letter will contain information on the original creditor, the account number, the balance owed, ways to make payment and your ability to dispute the collection within 30 days before collection efforts start or the collection is reported to the collection agency.

Let’s assume you threw that letter away and don’t have it. Traditionally, collection agencies will engage in massive deforestation efforts and bombard you with letters and envelopes referencing the collection. All documentation from a collection agency will have the account number on it.

What I personally do is use the information provided through myEquifax Credit Watch Gold with 3-in-1 Monitoring account. In this way, I don’t deal with collectors and I get accurate information. The collection agencies are required to provide this to Equifax when they report an account. Additionally, you can use the debt validation method. Collection agencies are required to provide you this information. You can learn more about the debt validation method by watching our #1 Secret To Credit Repair.

Q: How long will it take for my score to improve?

A: There are many answers to this question because there are so many variables. The short answer is today, tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, several months from now, never. Another great answer, huh?

Ok, here’s the deal, it depends on what you are doing. If you are getting derogatory accounts removed, the answer is as soon as the derogatory account is removed. If you are talking about paying off a loan or credit card, the answer is that it will improve when the creditor posts it to your credit report. If you are talking about a Rapid Re-Score, the answer is from a few hours to 96 hours generally speaking. The best way to know when you score will improve is to use Equifax Score Watch. This service enables you to run multiple scenarios and different simulations based on YOUR actual credit report. There is no better gauge as to the impact of your credit restoration efforts than Equifax Score Watch. You simply cannot affect the fastest possible score increase without it or know how to prioritize your efforts otherwise. As a result, you can waste a lot of time, spin your wheels and get extremely frustrated. If you want to handle credit restoration like a pro, you’ve  got to use what the pros use. If you are serious about credit restoration and having clean credit, you have to have:

Equifax Credit Watch Gold with 3-in-1 Monitoring

and

Equifax Score Watch

and, obviously, a subscription membership to Credit Repair College so you can see our step by step videos on how to handle every aspect of credit repair.

otherwise, you are wasting time and money. ;) Let us help you fix credit score issues today!

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please post them in the comment box below.

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