How To (Credit)
Latest in How To (Credit)
Removing A Charge-Off From Your Credit Rep...
How to Remove Civil Judgments From Your Cr...
How to Remove Tax Liens From Your Credit R...
What to Do if Your Social Security Number ...
How to Remove a Repossession From Your Cre...
All Articles about How To (Credit)
Removing Collections from Your Credit Report in 4 Steps
Your credit score is a number assigned to you between 300 and 850 that credit card providers and lenders use to determine how financially trustworthy you are. Many factors affect your credit score, but unpaid debts, especially those...
Removing A Charge-Off From Your Credit Report: Is It Possible?
Your credit score determines whether you can apply for a loan, a mortgage, and even some jobs, so keeping it as high as possible is crucial. Having what’s called a charge-off show up on your credit report is pretty bad news. It show...
How to Remove Civil Judgments From Your Credit Report
In my recent experience, it’s not hard to remove judgments from your credit report as long as you follow the proper steps. Many readers assume it’s impossible to have the credit bureaus remove civil judgments because they involve th...
How to Remove Tax Liens From Your Credit Report
A lot of people think they’ll never get a tax lien removed from their credit history. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, removing a tax debt will be easier than removing a private debt like a credit card charge-off or...
What to Do if Your Social Security Number Is Stolen
In today’s digital world, your personal details, like your date of birth, name, address, and Social Security number, define who you are. Of these pieces of information, your Social Security number is crucial for things like getting ...
How to Remove a Repossession From Your Credit Reports
When you stop making payments on an auto loan, the lender will take the vehicle back. In lending terms, this is called repossession. Read on to find out how to remove an invalid repossession from your credit report. A repossession c...
How To Remove Negative Items From Your Credit Report
It’s smart to know how to remove negative items from your credit report, especially if you are soon to be applying for a mortgage or car loan. In fact, you can remove something from your credit history before seven years pass. Whate...
How to Remove a Public Record From Your Credit Report
Your credit report as reported by the three credit reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, and Transunion) is like a report card for lenders of your credit history. If you receive a public judgment from a court regarding one of your ...
How To Remove Late Payments From Your Credit Report
Late payments can be a big deal. They count significantly toward your FICO score calculation which so many lenders check when you apply for a loan. However, in my experience, it’s really not that difficult to get late payments remov...