The first thing you should do is order your Personal Credit Report from the following bureaus.
Equifax - Order Online or by calling (800) 685-1111
Experian - Order Online or by calling (888) 397-3742
TransUnion - Order Online or by calling (800) 888-4213
Each credit bureau offers 1 free credit report per year, if you do not qualify for a free credit report then there is a small fee to obtain each report with your credit score from each bureau.
The Credit Reporting Agencies offer subscriptions to their credit watching programs which is suggested. You will find out what is being reported on your credit reports and you will have the opportunity to dispute any negative information that is being listed when they notify you via email.
Once you start the process then you are on your way to clearing up negative information on your reports and cleaning up your credit history of potential inaccuracies.
If you have problems with the process of cleaning up your credit then please contact our offices to see what we can do for you. Some negative information may not be deleted and could remain on your credit report for many years. If we can find a solution to get it removed then we will do our best effort to assist you to get the item removed, it just takes time and effort.
Getting negative items removed can be difficult and it could take many months or years to get the negative items removed depending on your personal situation.
If you choose The Legal Process to help you then we ask you to please be patient during the process while we try to assist on removing negative items that is effecting your credit scores.
Credit Repair Checklist
• First, pull credit reports from all 3 credit bureaus,
• Second, review your credit reports for inaccuracies or negative items,
• Third, dispute the negative items online or return the dispute form,
• Fourth, wait about 30 days or so for the results to be mailed to you,
• Finally, once you get your results then you have another opportunity to dispute the negative items.
This process can take time and is not an overnight cure! |