Constance B asked:


I have recently obtained my Annual Credit Report from the Big three Credit Bureaus. This is a similar question to that posted a few days ago by another user. My credit report shows no deliquent accounts except for one from a Collection Agency called AFNI. It being placed on the account in 2007. They say I owe money to Verizon. I was doing business with Verizon until 1/2008, and Verizon said I don’t owe them any money and that AFNI does not do their collections. I have reported this to Attorney Generals Offices, Disputed it with credit bureaus and have written to AFNI, Registered mail. They send me back a form to do an identity theft investigation/dispute. After some research, I found out AFNI buys junk debts. That this is probably a re-aged debt which they legally cannot make me pay and that it was from most likely an old Bell Atlantic account.We have our phone reciepts from the past 7 or 8 years so if was ours it is older than that. What would you do to get them to back off?
Verizon themselves were nice enough to give me the name and address and phone number of the company who does do their collections (CBE Group) and I was nice enough to inform AFNI that I did have that information. I also have a statement from Verizon stating that my account was closed 01/09/2008 with an outstanding balance of $0.00 and that we had service with them from 2005 to 2008. AFNI only has an account number that they (AFNI) made up. I told them, you send me a BILL stating that I owe what it is you say I do from the original creditor, that is not more than five years old (statute of limitations on utilities in almost every state, it is 4 years in some) and get Verizon to tell you in writing I owe it. You can’t and won’t, and if you don’t remove it I bring you to court. How do they get away with that crap?!!

Claudia

Ryan T asked:


My three credit scores are as follows:
Trans-608
Exp-573
Equi-596
These are quite low due to some bad rental history that lead to collection agencies. I have student loans (subsidized) which show good payment history and is boosting it. The bad credit totals to around 15,000 dollars. Holy smokes! I left some apartment complex’s when I was younger…bad idea. Here is my question; by august of this year my reports will only show 5672 dollars of bad credit (checked with agencies; over 7 years old at that point); and after Jan 2010 my report will only show 1557 dollars of bad credit; so how long after these get dropped will it take my credit score to rise (hopefully skyrocket) and by about how many points. Thank you for your time.
Forgot to add that my good standing credit (loans) is 12,000 dollars.
SAMTA ..THAT WAS RETARDED ..I ALREADY KNOW MY CREDIT SCORES AND THAT WEBSITE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE BY MY LEFT TESTICLE.

Mary

Roswell asked:


I’m 21 years old. I’ve never had a credit card (I always refused to put myself into such a predicament). I’ve been paying a T-Mobile cell phone bill steadily for three years, and I’ve only taken out student loans, all 3 of which are not defaulted.

I’m looking to become a renter in an apartment complex I’ve fallen in love with. The monthly rent is more than within my reach but they do a credit background check and the score needs to be 700 or higher.

I’ve never heard of “credit scores” and several people I’ve asked (including parents) have no idea.

I registered for a free credit report and it said I have no initial credit besides my student loans (didn’t even list the cell bill). It never gave me a credit score number, it just said that the server was busy (every single time – definitely a fishy scam if you ask me).

With my small credit, what will my credit score be about? Will I have a shot at this apartment? Should I take out a co-signer with good credit?
There might have been a typo: I CAN afford the monthly rent. I could afford MORE than that. I’m just concerned that my credit will pay too much of a factor.

Pamela

Alan asked:


I just recently got rejected for a job becouse of my credit rating. This not only plut me into a bigger bind then I allready was, but will effect my credit even more since im unemployed and have been barely making it. Now My credit history isnt entirely my fault durring a nasty divorce I was left with credit cards that I didnt even use with my name on them all maxed out (three total) 2 wich I paid off later when I could and one that is being handled by my attorney becouse it was opened AFTER we had allready split, she had illegaly put my name on there. Also I lost a house becouse of the divorce, I have worked hard then and since then just to provide for my family and CANNOT help the fact that I lived check by check. I never filed bankruptcy or even owe a large amount to anyone, I just basicaly have poor credit.

here is what the GA law states:

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT

Employers have specific duties when using a consumer credit report for hiring or employment purposes. An applicant or employee must give written consent to the employer before the employer obtains a credit report. Additionally, the employer must provide the employee or applicant with a copy of the report and a summary of their rights before the employer can take any adverse action based on the credit report.

I just dont understand why they wont hire me becouse of that, im well more then quilified with 15 years experience IN FEILD, but becouse of bad credit I cannot get the job. Is that right? it just dosnt seem fair, in this day and age when the credit ratings on everyone is going down… who can get hired anymore?

Clarence

Dog Owner asked:


Between 1998 and 2003 I incurred a lot of credit card debt, some medical bills, and a few debts from the cable company, power company etc. I recently decided to start paying off my debt and I obtained a copy of my credit report from Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax however all three reports all say the same thing. I have no accounts in good standing, no accounts in bad standing, and no charge offs or anything. There is absolutely nothing on any of the reports. Any ideas on what could be going on??

Harvey

olibobwa asked:


I went to the bank a while back to open a checking account. They ran my credit and i was denied. I didn’t know how to read it at the time but she showed me there was about 395,000 in tax leins. That’s why I was denied.

She was nice enough to let me take the report with me. Since then I have gotten pretty much everything straightened out. My credit score was 628 on that day.

This is everything else:
Score on day 1- 628.
had almost $400,000 in bogus liens removed.

Next I noticed there was a $33,000 bank of america credit card account charged off. This was a bogus charge as well. It stated that the account was opened in 1994. I was 12 years old. Got that removed.

There are 2 credit card accounts that were charged off. They were for $1600, & $440. These have been paid and marked as “paid charge off”

The last one which i have not finished paying for is a 2900 credit card that was charged off. I’ve got it down to about 1200 and contemplating paying it off in the next month or so.

After having the liens and 33000 credit card removed; and paying the last credit card off how much do you guys think my score will change?

There’s really nothing else on the report other than the odd checking acct here and there. I just started my own business and opened a new personal checking & business account (about 8 mo ago). I also just applied for personal and business credit cards. I know using these and paying them properly will raise my score

I have signed up with my bank to see all three reports as of this morning but it’ll be a day or two before I can access it:)
would it be wise to inquire with my bank about securing a loan to pay off the remaining credit card? Removing bad debt with good debt?

Barry

Jay & Tiffany asked:


Let’s see, I am just starting to make enough money where I can buy whatever I want. Now, I have no late payments on equifax and transunion but experian has a late payment that was an error. At first it was on all three bureaus, but I disputed it with a letter and got it removed off of trans u and equifax, however it is still on experian. Also, I have just had a utility late payment removed. I was living at an apartment complex, and when I moved out, the manager told me that she would apply my deposit to the utility bill, ,my deposit was 250 and my bill was only for like a week, even still, I gave her my forwarding address. I never got my deposit back or a bill so I called and she had left the apartment complex and retired. I checked my credit one day and found out I owed 50 bucks for a utility bill and it was on my credit report under collections or a charge off something like that, I paid it off, and just contacted the company, they sent a letter to the bureaus to have it removed because it was confirmed that the woman used people’s deposits for her own use. SO that would mean there is no negative information on my credit report except experian, how will this affect me when equifax and transu scores are over 700 and my other experian bureau is in the very high 600’s. When I go to get a very nice car (which of course I can afford) how will this effect me, will it keep me from getting a car since my experian is significantly lower than my other two, which are plenty good enough to get approved???
I don’t want anybody telling me stuff abou tcredit scores I already know, I just want my question answered, my score is well over 700, the point i was asking about was not to go to this or that website and find out the stuff affecting my score, i’m on top of that already, i don’t need that kind of advice, i just want the answer to my question, i’ve already been told that with my equifax and transunion scores that i can get whatever i want because of my debt to income ratio, ok???

Elsie

Rona9 asked:


What is the best way to dispute wrong entries on credit report?
How long does it take?
Should I do it with all three bureaus or just one?
Can it be done by phone?
Any advice?

P.S. I have a broken lease plus phone service from the address I have never resided at….

Ana