As soon as the public records section is cleaned up and completely clear, your credit score should improve dramatically as long as you don't have a lot of other derogatory information on your credit report (like a lot of late payments, a bankruptcy, or a consumer proposal). (mymoneycoach.ca)
(c) request a fee in advance to remove derogatory information from or improve a person's credit history or credit record; (creditrepairreview.com)
If you accidentally missed a credit card payment, you should immediately call the card company, explain the situation, and not only make the payment but ask if they can refrain from reporting it as late, saving you 7 years of derogatory information on your credit report. (lendedu.com)