First Bankcard and Fair Isaac are not
credit repair organizations as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
Discover Financial Services and Fair Isaac are not
credit repair organizations as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and Fair Isaac are not
credit repair organizations as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
Note: Maine regulates
credit repair organizations as «loan brokers» and applies the full set of registration and other requirements that apply to brokers of loans to credit services organizations.
First Bankcard and FICO are not
credit repair organizations as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
Bank of America and Fair Isaac are not
credit repair organizations as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
Further, you may not create a hypertext link to this Site if you are
a credit repair organization as defined in the federal Credit Repair Organizations Act or similar state laws.
SoFi is not
a credit repair organization as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
Fair Isaac is not
a credit repair organization as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
Not exact matches
Just
as in Ohio, Texas lenders started defining themselves
as credit repair organizations, which, under Texas law, can charge steep fees.
The Act came about
as a response to evidence that
credit repair organizations were cheating money out of consumers looking to improve their
credit scores by claiming to remove negative items from
credit reports.
As a Proven Business Process Backend processing firm to hundreds of
credit repair organizations, automobile dealers, mortgage brokers and lenders nationwide, SCORE, manages the dispute process on behalf of their clients and
As a Proven Business Process Backend processing firm to hundreds of
credit repair organizations, automobile dealers, mortgage brokers and lenders nationwide, SCORE, manages the dispute process on behalf of their clients and achieves Strong Consistent Outsourcing Results Everyday.
(B) «
Credit repair services organization» does not include: (i) Any person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this state or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United States; (ii) Any bank or savings and loan institution whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (iii) Any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (iv) Any person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (v) Any person licensed to practice law in this state if the person renders services within the course and scope of his or her practice as an attorney; (vi) Any broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission if the broker - dealer is acting within the course and scope of those regulatory agencies; or (vii) Any consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 - 1
Credit repair services
organization» does not include: (i) Any person authorized to make loans or extensions of
credit under the laws of this state or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United States; (ii) Any bank or savings and loan institution whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (iii) Any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (iv) Any person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (v) Any person licensed to practice law in this state if the person renders services within the course and scope of his or her practice as an attorney; (vi) Any broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission if the broker - dealer is acting within the course and scope of those regulatory agencies; or (vii) Any consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 - 1
credit under the laws of this state or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United States; (ii) Any bank or savings and loan institution whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (iii) Any nonprofit
organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (iv) Any person licensed
as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (v) Any person licensed to practice law in this state if the person renders services within the course and scope of his or her practice
as an attorney; (vi) Any broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission if the broker - dealer is acting within the course and scope of those regulatory agencies; or (vii) Any consumer reporting agency
as defined in the federal Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 - 1
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 - 1681t).
Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated
organizations,
as described above, Best
Credit Repair discloses potentially personally - identifying and personally - identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Best
Credit Repair believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Best
Credit Repair, third parties or the public at large.
As an organization of dedicated credit repair specialists, our objective is to help clients increase their credit scores by as many as 150 + point
As an
organization of dedicated
credit repair specialists, our objective is to help clients increase their
credit scores by
as many as 150 + point
as many
as 150 + point
as 150 + points.
National
Credit Federation is commonly referred to as NCF, is a nationwide, membership - based credit repair organiz
Credit Federation is commonly referred to
as NCF, is a nationwide, membership - based
credit repair organiz
credit repair organization.
Another investment you can make with your tax refund is to utilize the professional
credit repair services of an organization such as Ovation Credit Ser
credit repair services of an
organization such
as Ovation
Credit Ser
Credit Services.
[FN6] A
credit repair organization,
as defined by the CROA, is any person who uses an instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails to provide services that improve a consumer's
credit, or provide advice or assistance to any consumer regarding his or her
credit.
As a law firm, it maintains strict adherence to federal laws and state regulations that govern
credit repair organizations.
Advance fees have been couched
as «deposits» under a contract for services, or
as fees that will be returned only after successful completion of the
credit repair program (the term «successful» being strictly defined by the
credit repair organization).
[FN40] Therefore,
as a practical matter,
credit repair organizations regulated in Florida are for - profit corporations providing
credit services which are not otherwise regulated.
Some
credit repair organizations have reorganized
as § 501 (c)(3)
organizations in order to continue certain deceptive practices
as well
as to increase profits.
Certain
organizations actually forego a hands - on financial services approach and simply provide limited services, such
as mailing literature or holding a training seminar, in order to provide the tools to «
repair» a consumer's
credit.
While this case was poorly defended and involved egregious facts of alleged wrongdoing that bear no resemblance to the operations of present - day legitimate
credit counseling agencies, including those of Cambridge itself, the court took a broad view of the definition of a
credit repair organization and,
as a result, the scope of CROA.
In a recent opinion handed down in Zimmerman v. Puccio it was determined that non-profit
credit counseling organizations operate as a «credit repair organization» as defined under the Credit Repair Organizations Act («CROA&ra
credit counseling
organizations operate
as a «
credit repair organization» as defined under the Credit Repair Organizations Act («CROA&ra
credit repair organization» as defined under the Credit Repair Organizations Act («CROA&ra
repair organization»
as defined under the
Credit Repair Organizations Act («CROA&ra
Credit Repair Organizations Act («CROA&ra
Repair Organizations Act («CROA»).
[FN7]
Credit repair organizations are barred from making statements which are untrue or misleading with respect to a consumer's credit, [FN8] such as statements that encourage the alteration of a consumer's identific
Credit repair organizations are barred from making statements which are untrue or misleading with respect to a consumer's
credit, [FN8] such as statements that encourage the alteration of a consumer's identific
credit, [FN8] such
as statements that encourage the alteration of a consumer's identification.
Some state laws define terms and reiterate business and financial industry laws
as they relate to the
credit repair organizations operating within their state.
~ John Wilson John Wilson is certified
as both a Board Certified
Credit Consultant and Certified
Credit Score Consultant by the
Credit Consultants Association, a non-profit
organization for the certification of
Credit Repair companies.
As a Business Process Back - end Processing Firm to
credit repair organizations, automobile dealers, mortgage brokers and lenders nationwide, S.C.O.R.E. manages the dispute process on behalf of clients and provides «Strong Consistent Outsourcing Results Eachday.»
We recently received a dispute regarding your
credit report from a third party that we believe operates
as a
credit repair organization.
The exemption provided for in this Paragraph does not apply when a certified public accountant is paid a fee by a client solely for the purposes of providing services, directly or indirectly,
as a
credit repair services
organization defined in Paragraph (A)(4) of this Section.
E. Any person who acts
as a
credit repair services
organization without complying with the provisions of this Part shall be subject to forfeiture of the compensation attributable to a particular client and received by the
credit repair services
organization in connection with
credit repair services activity for that client.
C. No person shall conduct business
as a
credit repair services
organization without first having obtained a license from the commissioner and paying a five hundred dollar application fee.
After notice and opportunity to be heard
as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, the commissioner may revoke or suspend the license of a
credit repair services
organization that:
The exemption provided for in this Paragraph does not apply when an attorney is paid a fee by a client solely for the purposes of providing services, directly or indirectly,
as a
credit repair services
organization as defined in Paragraph (A)(4) of this Section.
(14) Advertises
as a
credit repair services
organization without being properly licensed
as required by this Part or advertises
as a
credit repair services
organization in a manner determined by the commissioner, in his discretion, to be in violation of any provision of this Part or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this Chapter or 15 U.S.C. 1679.
(1) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration unless the
credit repair services
organization has obtained, in accordance with R.S. 9:3573.4, a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or has established and maintains a trust account at a federally insured bank or savings association located in this state in which the amount required by R.S. 9:3573.4 (E) is held in trust
as required by R.S. 9:3573.4.
(2)(a) Each
credit repair services
organization required to be licensed under this Part shall maintain in its offices such books, records, and accounts of its
credit repair services activities
as the commissioner may require in order to determine whether such
credit repair services
organization is complying with the provisions of this Part and the rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of this Chapter, including, but not limited to, copies of all documentation regarding customer transactions, itemization of all monies received and disbursed, and documentation showing what services were performed for all monies received.
(5) A person licensed to practice law in this state while acting within the course and scope of the person's practice
as an attorney, and when such attorney is not actively and principally engaged
as a
credit repair services
organization and such attorney's
credit repair services are ancillary to the providing of other legal services.
(7) Directly or indirectly,
as determined by the commissioner, through any affiliate, subsidiary, related person, or otherwise, charge or receive any money or other consideration or thing of value for the performance of any service which the
credit repair services
organization has agreed to perform, or represented that it will perform, for any buyer before such service is fully performed.
(7) Certified public accountants licensed to practice their profession in the state of Louisiana, while acting within the course and scope of their practice
as a certified public accountant, and when such certified public accountant is not actively and principally engaged
as a
credit repair services
organization and such certified public accountant's
credit repair services are ancillary to the providing of other accounting services.
GOFreeCredit and its benefit providers are not
credit repair service providers and do not receive fees for such services, nor are they
credit clinics,
credit repair or
credit services
organizations or businesses,
as defined by federal and state law.
GOFreeCredit and its benefit providers are not
credit repair service providers and do not receive fees for such services, nor are they
credit clinics,
credit repair or
credit services
organizations or businesses,
as defined by federal and state law.