Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Got my credit report the other day, and have some charge offs and other very old debt. Should I pay

someone told me that it doesn%26#039;t make a difference on my score if I pay them or not. Will they roll off after 7 yrs or will they stay permenately on my report? Thanks for the advise.



Got my credit report the other day, and have some charge offs and other very old debt. Should I pay them?

I liked everybody%26#039;s answers on here, especially Celeste%26#039;s. Here%26#039;s a common misconception that everyone has. Usually negative items stop reporting 7 years, however according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the maximum it can stay is 7闄?years. I know the extra 6 months may not be much to some people, but it%26#039;s big enough of a difference to me for me to point that out. Also, like Celeste mentioned there is a seperate statute of limitations for collecting debt. These can vary by state (I posted a link below for the SOL by state). Knowing this information alone can provide you with much needed leverage when it comes to negotiating debt. You could very well negotiate a %26quot;payment for deletion%26quot; in exchange for a lower payoff amount. The third link I posted can help you settle your debts for a payment for deletion.



Hopefully, this information will be useful to you,



Good Luck!



Got my credit report the other day, and have some charge offs and other very old debt. Should I pay them?

Depending on when they are subject to fall off, I would not make payment. When cleaning my credit, I disputed lots of old creditor charges. The creditor has 30 days to respond. If they don%26#039;t, the creditor falls off your report. That, in turn, raises your credit score. If the bills are not scheduled to fall off in a year or less, I%26#039;d make a dispute to see if the creditor responds. If they don%26#039;t it%26#039;ll fall off anyway. If they respond, make arrangements for a settlement.



Got my credit report the other day, and have some charge offs and other very old debt. Should I pay them?

yes pay them off, their your debt and the will not go away after 7years.. u have to pay off then it takes up to 7 years to be removed



Got my credit report the other day, and have some charge offs and other very old debt. Should I pay them?

NO! They will be gone after 7 years. I speak from experience, and unless you have a moral issue with them, do NOT pay them. You risk starting the 7-year period over again. Your credit report will usually say when they are scheduled to be removed. Then, there are various ways to establish positive credit again.



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Got my credit report the other day, and have some charge offs and other very old debt. Should I pay them?

If they%26#039;re close to the 7yr. mark, don%26#039;t pay them. Paying them off now will only hurt your credit score as it shows current activity. The older the unpaid debts are, the less impact they have on your credit.



The majority of consumer debts will fall off their credit report. after 7 yrs. The 7 yrs. begins when the account becomes delinquent and never brought current and sent to collections or charged off.



Paying off the debt or having it transfered to another collection agency cannot restart the 7 yr. reporting period.



Each state also has statutes of limitations on how long a creditor/collection agency can collect the debt.



If you must pay them, ask for a %26quot;Pay for Delete%26quot; and get the agreement to delete the tradeline in writing.



Got my credit report the other day, and have some charge offs and other very old debt. Should I pay them?

It will increase your score by a few points each charge off.



Yes, they do clear off after 7 years. You can get the agencies to clear they off sooner if you send letters advising that the 7 year period is comming up soon.



I got mine taken off 8 months sooner!

Whats is illegal on credit report repair?

I seing people advertizing making your credit get a bust of 120 points in 30 day for 29 a month! Is that legal. They do not explain what they do, or how they do and the legal consequences.



Whats is illegal on credit report repair?

It%26#039;s perfectly legal, although you could do it yourself for only the cost of postage and your time.



Simply put, these repair places improve your score by making your creditors/collection agencies jump through all kinds of hoops to prove you owe this debt. This includes disputes and debt validation mainly.



This flow chart shows roughly what they do.



http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/...



More often than not, the collection agencies cannot meet the requirements needed, or they simply don%26#039;t want to bother with it so the listing is deleted.



As far as it being illegal, you will have some people here tell you that disputing a listing you know is valid can be fraud...that is 100% FALSE. You have the RIGHT to dispute ANY listing on your credit report.



Whats is illegal on credit report repair?

don%26#039;t know if it%26#039;s illegal or not, but i strongly recommend that you remember the golden rule %26quot;IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE... IT USUALLY IS%26quot; it sounds like a scam to me.



you must either be worth a lot of $$$, or so far in debt that you can%26#039;t see straight if you are willing to pay $30 a month to increase your credit score. by the way, if they can boost your credit score by 120 points in 1 month, what do they claim that they can do in 6 months or 1 year? will they boost your credit score by 1,440 points in 1 year? (120x12 months=1,440) what is the %26quot;perfect%26quot; credit score?



have-a-loving-day!



Whats is illegal on credit report repair?

It looks like a non easy cracking nut,looking arount here,you may find something useful for you.http://creditreport.online-helper.info/b...

I have medical bills on my credit report in collection. Can I get them to settle and delete from cre

I%26#039;m trying to higher my credit score



I have medical bills on my credit report in collection. Can I get them to settle and delete from credit report

Atfer I paid mine off I wort a letter asking for them to be removed and they did so try that..



I have medical bills on my credit report in collection. Can I get them to settle and delete from credit report

Things that are on your credit report aren%26#039;t easily removed. What you need to do before you settle this debt, talk to the company have them send something in writing that states that upon paying off the debt they will send you a letter and put on your credit report that you paid the debt off as agreed. That looks better on your report.

Where can you find a FREE credit report...?

I need to find one cause my credit is in the toilet due to 1...my ex husband filed for divorce. i know that goes against you but i can%26#039;t get a credit card or even like in store credit...If i can%26#039;t get in store credit it must be bad right?? Just someone help me please



Where can you find a FREE credit report...?

I use FreeCreditReport.com its free only from one credit company and there over all 3 of them. The best thing for you to do is sign in and check it out its free for 30 days, now if you see something that is killing your credit buy the credit report from all 3 company%26#039;s you can do that on that site. It will cost you like $20 for a month but that%26#039;s all you need to fix it. Anything that you have not done or if you see something is wrong with your credit, there is an options where you can report it. There is agents working 24/7 and it dosent cost you a thing. They will fix your credit for free. Trust me try it out, you will love it plus its free!!!



I hope it helped,



Good Luck



Where can you find a FREE credit report...?

www.annualcreditreport.com



you get a free report but have to pay for the score....... good luck w/ all that...



Where can you find a FREE credit report...?

www.freecreditreport.com



lol they have commercials with this very annoying song...



sorry if it doesn%26#039;t work, i just remembered it from the commercials. good luck!



Where can you find a FREE credit report...?

hi mam im icici manager.we have started dis scheme



u please refer any to are branch and avail dis facility



Where can you find a FREE credit report...?

the 1st person to answer the question was correct ,www.annualcreditreport.com the other site www.freecreaditreport.com wants you to enroll in their triple advantage plan so they want you to pay x amont of $ a month before they give you anything..the other one is totaly free but only once a yr...

Saturday, October 31, 2009

How do you get a credit report if you don't qualify for a credit card?

My friend has been getting calls from a car insurance company saying her ins. is about to expire. She don%26#039;t have a car or insurance! She%26#039;s started getting letters from credit card companies for cards, when she%26#039;s always been rejected before. She%26#039;s never had a credit card and doesn%26#039;t qualify for one. She%26#039;s on disability and can%26#039;t work. Nothing has changed in years. Think her identy has been stolen? What steps should she take to check things out?



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

Go to annualcreditreport.com - that%26#039;s the government site for free reports. She can actually print out all three tonight if she wants. She can only get one free per year from each agency. Freecreditreport.com makes you pay for a monthly service if you want the free reports (go figure).



Fraud FAQ%26#039;s.



http://www.experian.com/consumer/fraud_f...



She should also be able to get free credit reports from all three credit reporting agencies if fraud is expected, but she needs to contact them all if fraud is expected to place a fraud alert. This will prevent anyone from signing up for credit in her name.



www.experian.com



www.transunion.com



www.equifax.com



Good luck.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

freecreditreport.com will give you a free report once a year no matter what. I think there is another one called truecredit.com that will give you all 3 reports for free.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

freecreditreport.com



Everyone has credit, even if they haven%26#039;t had an account.



Below post state that you will be charged at freecreditreport.



You will be charged, but only if you don%26#039;t cancel within the first 15 days or so. You are automatically enrolled in %26quot;triple advantage%26quot; to get the %26quot;free%26quot; report, you just need to cancel triple advantage right after you get the report.



It is free, as long as you aren%26#039;t a moron about it.



**It seems that people still have a hard time with this. Go to freecreditreport, and CANCEL your enrollment in triple advantage within the first MONTH. It is free if you do this. Geez**



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

These are scams...if she does not have the things they are calling about then she just needs to hang up on these people. Tell her NEVER to give out her personal information. They are trying to commit identity theft!



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

don%26#039;t go to freecreditreport.com, that%26#039;s a scam site run by Experian (a credit reporting agency!!!) lol.. go to experian.com and ask for a LEGIT TRULY FREE credit report there... if someone checks your credit and u get denied then you have 30 days or something to get a free one each time... good luck!



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

Go to experian.com and get a free report. They will ask name, address, social security #, etc so she can see if somenone else is using her info



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

Don%26#039;t go to freecreditreport.com like that other person said, they charge you, it is not free. However, she can go to annualcreditreport.com and get a free copy of her credit report from all three credit bureaus. She definitely needs to look into this to see whats going on. Could be a mistake or it could be identity theft.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

there is a free credit report from the us gov website that she can get, she is permitted one a year. You%26#039;ll have to poke around online to find it, it%26#039;s in the US gov site. query free credit report, totally free by government or something.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

A Credit Card Report is another way that the Federal Government can control your life and your real lifestyle; not just your %26quot;political lifestyle%26quot; . . . Thus, it IS another step toward Socialism . . . Do we need a Revolution or what??



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

freecreditreport.com is not FREE.



You need to go to http://www.annualcreditreport.com and are allowed one free per year from each of the big 3(TransUnion, Experian, Equifax). This is the offical government required site and the only one that she can get the free one from.



Since she has no history they may require her to have it sent by mail rather than viewing it on-line. However, the site will let her know if it can or can%26#039;t be done on line.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

You don%26#039;t have to have a credit card or even any debts to have a credit file. If you subscribe to a magazine that publisher may report you as a good payer to a credit reporting agency and a credit file is then created in your name. That%26#039;s why credit card companies sometimes solicit cats and dogs when their owners subscribe to magazines in their pet%26#039;s name as a joke.



However the insurance issue is very suspicious. She should get a copy of her credit file to see exactly what is on it.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

She needs to contact the credit bureaus there are 3 of them....then she needs to let them know her identity has been stolen. Once she does that they will send her, her credit report. She can look through it and decide what actually belongs to her and what does not. She can dispute any charges that appear on her credit report that are not hers!!! It might take a while......



She also needs to talk to the car insurance company. Don%26#039;t bother with the customer service people...they are there only to take care of the mass majority of people.... not people with special cases like your friend. Tell her ask for the supervior%26#039;s supervisor.......or someone who can actually help her an not pass her off. I always use the line %26quot;your not telling me what I want to hear, so pass me to the next person who can help me%26quot; That always gets their attention. Hopefully they will take care it properly.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

No, no, no! Its NOT Freecreditreport.com. Don%26#039;t use that site! It belongs to Experian, and consumers are commonly tricked into signing up for a credit monitoring service for $12 a month which is totally unnecessary, and NOT required to get your free credit report. But they make it seem like you are getting a %26#039;free%26#039; service, and don%26#039;t explain it well. You would have to visit that site to see what I mean. And if you go to that site, the fact that you are signing up for the $12 a month service is NOT clearly indicated. You have to look very close for the details on it. You actually have to look pretty hard to find the link for the actual, no strings attached free credit report. It is there, but you really have to search pretty hard to find it. Its rather sleazy if you ask me, and a LOT of people are tricked into unknowingly buying this service. Its %26#039;free%26#039; for the first 30 days, and then your credit card is charged every month after that. Just do a google search of something like %26quot;freecreditreport.com rip off%26quot; and tons of pages come up!



You are entitled to one free credit report each year. And the ONLY place to do that officially is www.annualcreditreport.com. This site has been setup by the three major credit reporting companies - Equifax, Experian, and Transunion. It is the ONE, AND ONLY site which is authorized by all three of the companies to deliver free annual credit reports to consumers. You can get all three reports totally free using this one site - no strings attached!Follow this link to the FTC%26#039;s web site regarding this issue, and for more information:



http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/cred...



Hope this helps.



BTW, in my opinion, her identity was not stolen. I say that because if she cannot get credit cards because she was always turned down, then what good is her identity to thieves? If she had a good, solid credit history, then it would be a different story. But I really doubt that it was stolen. Just my opinion...



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

did you know that by law you are able to get a free credit report once a year to see where you stand...you dont have to apply for credit cards to get a copy of your report..i wasnt aware of this until a few years ago. this site is free to use and is very helpful in understanding whats on your report and then you can contact the creditors and settle with them...good luck.



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

%26quot; In the United States, a person is entitled to a free credit report once every 12 months, this administered by the three nationwide consumer free credit report companies:



Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. The three companies will provide this free credit report jointly,the subject is walked through the process of getting their Free credit report when applying, which is via the internet. The subject is asked to imput their social security number, free credit report is then made available to be printed out.%26quot;



Go to: http://www.insightempire.com/freecreditr... you%26#039;ll be able to find further information pertaining free credit checks.



hope that helps



How do you get a credit report if you don%26#039;t qualify for a credit card?

you can go to freecreditreport.com

Company put false information on my credit report!?

My old apartments has turned over FALSE late charges to a collection agency and in turn they have put it on my credit. I moved out June 1st, they say I moved out June 8th, the woman from the collection agency called me on June 20th (under 30 days). I did not receive anything in writing just annoying phone calls. She stated the apt should have sent an invoice. They did not. I called the apts and the woman said they did not have address for me, however the collection agent said they have an address (which is correct) that they got from the apt. I was reading where u can contact each credit bureau and tell them about fraudulent charges, but looking more into it...the credit bureaus are talking about identity theft. I still think my situation would fall under fraudulent because the charges are incorrect and the woman @ the collection agency told me that it doesn%26#039;t matter if I dispute, they are only going to send it to them and they still mark it as unpaid and it stays on my credit. help



Company put false information on my credit report!?

dispute it



Company put false information on my credit report!?

All inaccurate information on your credit report should be reported to the credit bureaus. Check the website below on how to do it.



Company put false information on my credit report!?

When you moved out of the apartment did you actually turn in your keys? Alot of times people fail to turn in keys and they (the offoce) don%26#039;t know if it is actually vacant until someone checks it. Tenants assume the office knew the apartment was vacant because they were on notice to move out, but no one is psychic This may have been the case for you. You would be charged for those days if you did not turn in the keys. As far as getting an invoice, most apartment communites will send it to the address you lived at and count on you to forward your mail so that you get your bill. If you did not forward your address, then it would have returned to the apartment office. That may be why you did not get a bill. I would contact the apartment complex first and get all the details and your final statement from them. If the information is incorrect, they will be responsible for contacting the CA and getting it removed.



Company put false information on my credit report!?

apartments are full of losers that power trip because they have positions of authority. maintenance men are a dirty cops best friend, they have the keys and can make copies. got evicted once when maintenance b***** falsely complained about noise and other bogus complaints, him and his trash friends. got hit for 2800 on report when in fact him and his stalker buddies were harassing and stalking my family. the little punks think they are secret service agents. they use to steal the water bill so i would get late fees. they are losers and liars. contest it. they should pass laws which prohibit bogus complaints by liars like them. wish i could have called the feds to deport half of the employees there,but we know they are too busy with steroids or dog fighting.complain in writing to apartment association in your town. if that doesn%26#039;t work, try the media it%26#039;s commonplace b.s.

Is there anyway to get your credit report without having to have a credit card?

I can go through ,y bank to get it, but I would like to just use the internet



however I don%26#039;t have a credit card and most of the sites require it even freecreditreport.com



Is there anyway to get your credit report without having to have a credit card?

if you dont have a credit card .. what makes you think you have credit to begin with? am i missing something here?



Is there anyway to get your credit report without having to have a credit card?

The site you want to visit is:



http://www.annualcreditreport.com



That site will give you your credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion) once per 12-month period. You don%26#039;t need to pay for anything (or enter debit/credit card information) unless you want to also see your credit score. The credit score is proprietary information each of the credit bureaus determines based on the information in their database, and the algorithms they use to determine the score.



Is there anyway to get your credit report without having to have a credit card?

You can request an annual free credit report from all three major reporting companies. You do not need a credit card but you do not get the fico score without a small fee. fyi - you don%26#039;t need a credit card to have a credit rating.



Is there anyway to get your credit report without having to have a credit card?

Or you could call them toll free @ 1-877-322-8228 for all 3 credit agencies.



Is there anyway to get your credit report without having to have a credit card?

Hi, you do not have to pay for your credit report. If you are asked to on a free site then don%26#039;t..... Everyone is allowed one free report once a year. There are three reporting agencies and you can get one free from each one, my advice is to get one from one agency and then a few months get the other one and then a few months get the third one. This way you can see if there is any differences in reporting and keep on top of any problems. Just go to experian.com or transunion.com and equifax.com



Good Luck



Is there anyway to get your credit report without having to have a credit card?

Maybe You should try to google it first ,nonetheless, if you prefer some direct resource ,here might be helpful.http://creditreport.online-helper.info/f...

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