Friday, June 5, 2009

Why Credit Repair Dispute Letters and Credit Repair Mills Don't Work

When credit repair was relatively new, it was easy. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) was created to ensure and enforce your right to fair and accurate credit reporting. It gave you the right to dispute credit and often times it worked.

That was then, this is now and these letters are a waste of time, so are the credit repair companies that use  them.

One of its provisions states that a consumer may request in writing validation, or proof of any debt with the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA's). They then have 30 days to prove the debts accuracy. If they cannot provide the necessary proof in the given time frame, the debt has to be deleted from your credit report. Sounds easy right?

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