If a debt collection company can't produce the legally required documentation — they must stop collection on the debt and can not continue legally
reporting it on your credit report.
The collection firm represent the hospital and by
reporting it on your credit report it is trying to show that the debt is still out there and no payments are being made.
What's more, volunteering to surrender your vehicle will not necessarily hinder a creditor from making note
of it on your credit report.
Weston says that medical bills in particular may slip through the cracks due to complicated insurance and hospital billing systems, so consumers may not know about the bill until they
see it on their credit report.
These types of loans will most likely be reported to at least one of the three national consumer reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) and so you should be able to find some limited information
about them on your credit report including a phone number you can call to talk with the lender / servicer of the loan.
That said, you may
find something on your credit report that shouldn't be there, so be sure to call the major three reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) to have it removed if you do.
I had a total of debts that equal about $ 5000.00 I paid them all within 1 week which most were in collections, but to make a long story short they took off the balance that I owed on the debts after they were paid and i have all the paper work and documents showing proof that they were paid.About a month later the CRA»S from from three of my debts placed
them on my credit report again which has brung my score down a lot.
Beyond shocked, disappointed but saying nnot eant to be, he felt worse than myself (but nnot really) it crushed me when I called to confirm approval, customer service rep just said no without explanation, just
said something on credit report.
You just want to make sure that they're not in a downward spiral... I've actually rented to someone who declared bankruptcy in the past (they told me about it before I
saw it on their credit report), and they'd been working on improving their credit since then — turned out to be a fine tenant.
Still, when you apply for a loan, it is better if you are not surprised by what lenders will find on your credit report (s) so that if you are asked
about something on your credit report (s), you can give an honest explanation for why it is there.
Doug Hoyes: So, and the consequences in that case obviously in that case would be if I actually do owe them money then I guess you're going to
place it on my credit report.
«If there's
something on a credit report that can be cleaned up, take the steps to do so,» she adds.
If you disputed
something on your credit report but lost the battle, submitting a statement outlining your side is probably a good idea, if you can do so coherently in 100 words.
If there is
something on your credit report that doesn't apply to you, like a new account set up that you don't know about or searches you don't recognize, immediately notify the credit reference agency and have your file updated.
Here's what it says about borrowers who have been through foreclosure and still have
it on their credit reports:
What they do is track the timeliness of your rent payments and put
them on your credit report.
There may be
something on your credit report that's holding you back.
But it's hardly as easy as calling them up and saying «Please believe that I've always paid my rent on time, and put
it on my credit report.»
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (enforced by the Federal Trade Commission) if you dispute
something on your credit report and the credit reporting agency can't verify that it is proven inaccurate it has to be removed from your report within 30 - 45 days.
If they put
something on your credit report, you can dispute it and get it thrown out.
And with alerts to let you know when there's
something on your credit report that needs attention, it's a great way to track your finances and make sure that you stay in control.
But it's hardly as easy as calling them up and saying «Please believe that I've always paid my rent on time, and put
it on my credit report.»