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What To Check On Your Credit Report |
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A list of three important things you should check when you receive your credit report.
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Correcting Credit Errors
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There is no denying that errors can and do appear in credit reports. Reports indicate that up to 70 percent of credit reports contain errors. |
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Solving Your Credit Problems
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Your credit report influences your purchasing power, as well as your chances to get a job, rent or buy an apartment or a house, and buy insurance. A history of timely credit payments helps you get additional credit. |
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What You Don't Want
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The best way to determine if you have negative information in your credit report is to order a copy and check it carefully. For a thorough review, you should check with all three CRAs since there may be some variations in the file each CRA maintains on you. |
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Just Wait Seven Years
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Most negative information will be gone within seven years. Find out how and what happens then. |
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More Helpful Credit Information |
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Know Fraud
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This site tries to explain how identity thieves work and what you should do. |
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Legal Information
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Legal information about consumer credit issues. |
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Credit Score
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This site provides information about credit and credit scores. |
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Creditor Rights
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This legal site provides information about creditor rights. |
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