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10 Step Credit Repair Guide

By Jeanette Joy Fisher

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1. Order credit reports.

2. Check for discrepancies.

3. Note problems and discrepancies in your Credit Dispute Log.

4. Contact disputed companies by telephone. (Contact original debtors, not collectors.)

  • Log the telephone call with a brief summary of agreements.
  • Remember to record the name of the contact representative.

5. Follow up with certified letter to original company.

6. Fill out dispute form provided by credit bureau.

7. Write separate letter for each disputed item to credit bureaus.

  • Send letters by certified mail.
  • Enclose supporting documentation.

8. Use the number provided by the credit bureau and call for progress; have your reference number handy.

9. Keep comprehensive records in your Credit File.

10. Write letters to collectors, dispute bill, send documentation of payment to original company.

 

Copyright (c) 2005  by Jeanette J. Fisher

Professor Jeanette Fisher, author of Doghouse to Dollhouse for Dollars, Joy to the Home, and other books teaches Real Estate Investing and Design Psychology.

 

 
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