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“Credit Repair Companies Can Create All Kinds of Problems”

Reblogger Maria Gilda Racelis
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Home Buyers Realty, LLC-Manchester, Bolton. Vernon,Ellington 0788174

Do you want your credit score repaired? If you do, please don't hire credit repair companies. Through your own efforts and with the guidance from your loan officer, you can clean up your credit faster.

Please read Joe Petrowsky's blog and keep the contact information he provided for the 3 Credit Bureaus.

 

 

Original content by Joe Petrowsky NMLS # 6869

“Credit Repair Companies Can Create All Kinds of Problems”

 

This is an email from a client that I have been working with after she wasn’t getting very far with the credit repair company that she had been paying for 9 months, but now she is on the “Right Trac”.

 

 

I am working my tail off to resolve the previously discussed areas. The disputes have been resolved with all three bureaus.  I will let you know and have letters with settlement and payment receipts(hopefully) Is there anything else I can work on to be proactive?

 

One of the strategies that credit repair companies have is to send “Disputes” on every collection item on a credit report, no matter if the money is owed or not, in hopes that the items get removed from the credit report. Unfortunately, most of the time the obligations do not get removed, but the “Disputes” remain on the credit report.

 

In the mortgage world these day, lenders will not do a new mortgage for someone while “Disputes” show up on any credit item.  These disputes need to come off, it can be a pain to get them off. The info below will get the “Disputes” of pretty quickly.

 

Experian
475 Anton Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
888-210-9101 and 866-673-0140  is answered by a live human being, tell them you need the National Consumer Assistance Center to end the dispute(s), hours are 8AM-5PM Pacific Time
Up to 72 Hours to remove disputes(You get an email confirming they have been)

Equifax
1550 Peachtree St, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-885-8300 is answered by a live human being, tell them you need to speak with someone in the Executive Consumer Service department.

Up to 72 Hours to remove disputes


TransUnion
555 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60661
312-985-2000 it has a machine greeting but just stay on the line and you are transferred to a live person, tell them you need to speak with someone in the Special Handling Department
Instant removal

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Comments(20)

Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Maria, credit repair companies are a rip-off and should be banned from advertising. Enjoy your day!

Sep 03, 2015 08:58 PM
Conrad Allen
Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA
Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Maria.  Credit repair companies are leaches.  Good reblog from Joe.

Sep 03, 2015 09:21 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Maria... a great reblog choice. I follow Joe Petrowsky quite religiously, and yet somehow missed this post. Very important information that many would not be aware of.

Sep 03, 2015 09:43 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Great post to re-blog, Maria.  Those with bad credit should do their homework before selecting a credit repair company.

Sep 03, 2015 09:44 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Maria, this was a good blog to re-post!   So many buyers think they can repair the credit, and they do nothing for them.

Sep 03, 2015 11:01 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Maria. Thank you for the re-blog, really appreciate it. It is a constant struggle to repair credit issues, but when issues are added, it makes it that much more difficult.

Sep 04, 2015 01:35 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Maria - Joe is the best source of help.  These repair companies only offer a silver bullet.  There is none and it costs more.

Sep 04, 2015 01:54 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Maria, yep some times in stead of helping these credit repair companies do more harm than good.

Sep 04, 2015 07:46 AM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Maria, I usually send a client with potential credit issues to lenders that I have an established relationship with...they're great at getting clients on the right path and if not they know just who to refer the client to.

Sep 04, 2015 09:04 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

After my medical oopsie doodle my credit score went straight down.  I thought about the repair companies, but heard some of these horror stories.  I went to a cash only basis.  If I don't have the cash to buy it, I don't.  Great re-blog Maria!!

Sep 04, 2015 10:48 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Maria Gilda Racelis great re-blog of Joe Petrowsky 's original post! Aren't we lucky he is around to guide us with such great posts?

Sep 04, 2015 03:30 PM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Maria...I truly hate them. My issue, they are trying to game the system by getting folks who should not qualify to be able to buy (this is how we got in trouble in the first place). 

Sep 05, 2015 01:28 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Maria

A great choice to re-post Joe Petrowsky on Credit repair companies.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Sep 05, 2015 12:16 PM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Maria

Have a great Labor Day weekend.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Sep 06, 2015 12:25 PM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

Good information here Maria.  I as well follow Joe and missed this one.  Thank you.  Been a while since saying hello.  Trust all is well and you enjoyed the long weekend.  mark

Sep 07, 2015 12:20 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

This is a good post to reblog. Thank you for reblogging.

Sep 07, 2015 09:22 PM
Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Maria Gilda Racelis 

Good post and information thank you for sharing this many people who need help can be taken advantage of if they are not aware. 

Sep 11, 2015 09:38 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Marie

Credit repair companies are not always a solution.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Sep 11, 2015 02:06 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is an excellent selection for a re-blog. I also follow Joe's blogs.

Sep 16, 2015 11:49 PM
Sharon Parisi
United Real Estate Dallas - Dallas, TX
Dallas Homes

Maria, Joe's clients are fortunate to work with him! 

Sep 23, 2015 03:36 PM