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How to Remove Allied Interstate from Your Credit Report

Who is Allied Interstate, LLC, and why are they calling you and harming your credit score? Our advice and tips can help get this debt collection agency off your credit report and off your back. Who Is Allied Interstate and What Do T...

Sample Debt Validation Letter

When a debt collection agency contacts you about a past-due balance, the debt may not actually be yours. Federal law gives you 30 days to request the collection agency to validate your debt. This is legal speak for proving you reall...

Do This Before Paying an Old Debt Collection

You’ve just opened a letter from a debt collector demanding you pay a debt that’s years old. Perhaps you don’t even remember the debt. What’s the best way to handle this situation? Why Am I Being Contacted About Old Debt? First let ...

Debt Collection: Everything You Need to Know

Let’s talk about debt collections. Many of the visitors to this blog ask me about collections. For example, what exactly is a collection, how do they affect your credit score, etc. I want to dedicate an entire article to debt ...

A Regretful Debt Collector Tells Me His Story

Before I get into my interview with a former debt collector, I’d like to give you the back story as to how this all happened. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a guy who said he was a debt collector for many years...

Sample Medical Collection Letter

If you or your insurance company has paid a medical bill but it still appears in your credit history, it’s time to write a medical collection letter to the credit bureaus to find out why. You can use my sample letter, below, a...

How To Negotiate With Creditors To Remove Negative Reports

When you can negotiate with creditors you can bring hope back into your financial life. A debt settlement could pull you out of debt even if you can’t pay off every penny you owe. The best debt settlement agreement could fix y...

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