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How Long Do Hard Inquiries Stay on Your Credit?

There are several important things to understand about credit inquiries and how they affect your credit. The following topics will help you better understand how credit inquiries work and what you can do about them. Table of Content...

How to Remove a Repossession From Your Credit Report

When you stop making payments on an auto loan, the bank might take the action of repossessing the vehicle. This can happen in two ways. You can voluntarily surrender the vehicle, or the bank can simply take it from you. In fact, in ...

How to Remove Tax Liens From Your Credit Report

I often get emails from readers of this blog who assume that it’s impossible to get a tax lien removed because it involves the government and the IRS. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, in the case of gett...

3 Steps to Remove Judgments From Your Credit Report

It’s not impossible to remove judgments from your credit report In my experience it’s not very difficult to remove judgments from your credit report as long as you follow the proper steps. Many of my readers assume that ...

How to Remove Charge Offs From Your Credit Report

If you have recently pulled your credit report and noticed a charge off, you might be wondering what that means and how you can get a charge off removed from your credit report. First of all, keep in mind that a charge off entry on ...

Get Something Removed From Your Credit Report

Luckily, it is possible to remove something from your credit report before 7 years. In fact, it’s smart to remove negative items from your credit report if you’re trying to clean up your credit for a mortgage or car loan...

Remove Late Payments From Your Credit Report

Late payments can be a big deal, they count significantly toward your credit score calculation. And unfortunately, late payments can stay on your credit report for 7 years. However, in my experience, it’s really not that diffi...

How to Remove Collections From Your Credit Report

In my experience, it is possible to remove collections from your credit report. A collection entry on your credit report, including medical collections, can severely lower your credit score and in many cases prevent you from obtaini...

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