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I can help answer basic questions on credit repair, credit counseling, FICO scores, basic credit planning, and the cause and effect of credit related decisions.
I have successfully had over one hundred derogatory accounts removed from credit bureau reports. Although not an attorney, I have successfully negotiated, litigated, and settled with creditors for cash amounts.
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Hi Tonya: I can't answer that because I don't know the terms of your settlement and original contract. In general, we advise or when we settle accounts for people, we put the credit terms in the settlement
If an open judgement is removed from your credit reports, your score should go up. Unfortunately, it is impossible for me to say how much. The FICO scoring methods are proprietary information and a closely
Hello Lee: I have never had a problem with the major sites but that does not mean others have not. You can purchase your score by calling each of the credit bureaus or writing to them if you don't
Lee: It is nearly impossible for me to predict with 100% certainty what you need to do to be able to purchase a vehicle or improve your score. There are just so many factors that go into a score and
No. That is a "debit" or "check" card as you mentioned. These are typically not reported to the credit bureaus. The only exception is if you use it, the account goes negative, you don't pay it, and

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