Credit Repair - Blueprint Part 1
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Credit Repair Blueprint: Part 1
Overview
Repairing your own credit can be one of the most effective ways to ensure the process is done properly. Start by obtaining your credit report and score from each of the three main credit bureaus. With this information in hand, you can create a strategy to eliminate negative items and build new credit.Should You DIY or Hire a Service?
A common dilemma when beginning credit repair is whether to tackle it yourself or hire a lawyer or credit repair service. Many believe handling it personally is the best approach. Credit repair services often charge monthly fees without clear results, leaving many disappointed. While not all services are ineffective, think about whether you’d be motivated to complete the task quickly if you charged a monthly fee. This series will focus on empowering you to repair your own credit effectively.
Understanding Your Credit Situation
Before you can fix your credit, you need to assess the damage. This isn't just a simple score; you'll actually have three separate scores, as each of the major credit reporting agencies maintains its own version of your credit report.
What Is in Your Credit Report?
Your credit report contains your personal details such as name, address, and social security number, as well as a comprehensive history of your financial accounts. This includes lender names, account numbers, and your payment history. Lenders use this information to determine your reliability, noting your credit limits and account statuses (e.g., open, closed, sent to collection).
The Public Record section has a significant impact on your score, listing tax liens, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and judgments. Ideally, this section is clean, but if not, there are ways to improve it. Future articles will explore advanced techniques to resolve issues before they naturally fall off your report after several years.
The final section is Inquiries, which logs each credit application. Every time a lender checks your credit, it slightly affects your score. However, checking your own report is considered a soft inquiry and does not impact your score.
Why Are Scores Different Across Agencies?
Lenders voluntarily report information to credit bureaus, so there's variation in what each bureau records. Therefore, your reports and scores will differ among the three agencies.
To start, obtain copies of your report and score from each bureau. A bundled package offering a combined report and FICO scores is ideal since many lenders rely on this score.
What’s Next?
In Part 2, we'll explore ways to clean up your report and take steps to build new credit. Stay tuned for actionable strategies in our next installment!
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