DIY Credit Repair Guide
DIY Credit Repair Guide
DIY Credit Repair Guide
Contents
03 INTRODUCTION
18 BUILD YOUR
CREDIT FAST
21 STRUCTURE YOUR
CREDIT FOR 100K+
FUNDING
INTRODUCTION
Consumers
A person or corporation who purchases goods and services for personal or
business purposes.
Credit Bureaus
Information about your credit cards, loan accounts and credit inquiries is
reported electronically through TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian by
lenders and creditors about every 30 days. These bureaus collect and store
your credit information in your profile for future reference. Your behaviors
can be reviewed in the future by others to determine your risk level. A
personal credit score can range between 300-850. A credit score of 700 or
above is generally considered as good. A score of 800 or above on the
same range is considered to be excellent. Most credit scores fall between
600 and 750. Higher scores represent better credit decisions and can make
creditors more confident that you will repay your future debts as agreed.
Businesses such as auto loan lenders, banks, credit card companies and
insurance agencies use your credit data from the credit bureaus to
determine your risk level. Once they have an idea of how risky it is to lend
you money, they can determine the rates you’ll have to pay or other terms
and conditions.
Financial Companies
Companies concerned primarily with providing money, as for shortterm
loans.
Finance companies are commonly referred to as “lenders of last resort.”
Their rates and terms are not as favorable as those offered by banks and
credit unions so higher risk consumers tend to depend on them for their
credit needs.
Having a finance company account on your credit report could cost you
points.
CREDIT REPORTING
WORKS LIKE THIS:
Payments made far after their due dates ultimately weigh more heavily on
your score. This is because negative scores tend to increase the longer it
takes you to repay your obligations.
Debt Usage
Credit cards provide the ability to build a credit record and receive a credit
score. When you use credit cards responsibly, you have access to additional
funds in an emergency, you can finance large purchases that might take a
few months to pay off, you can earn points or cashback rewards on your
monthly spending, and in some cases, you have access to services such as
roadside assistance, travel plan assistance, upscale airport lounges, and
concierge help while traveling.
If you have a high credit utilization on your cards, you may find yourself
with a lower FICO® score on your credit report, a more difficult time
making larger monthly payments, and potentially higher interest rate on
your cards if you make any payments late. Credit utilization has a big
influence on your credit score, so you should know what it is and how you
can manage in order to attain the best credit rating and all benefits which
come with it. Credit utilization is the ratio of your outstanding credit card
balances to your credit card limits. It measures the amount of credit limit
you are using. For example, if your balance is $300 and your credit limit is
$1,000, then your credit utilization for that credit card is 30%.
Types Of Accounts
"Revolving Accounts"
Revolving Accounts: Revolving accounts are those that have a different
payment each month depending on your current balance. These are
accounts that you are not required to pay in full each month. You have the
option to “revolve” some or all of the balance to the following month.
Lenders charge you interest on the amount you revolve and this is how
they make money. Some examples of revolving accounts are:
Credit Cards Issued by a Bank or a Credit Union: These are accounts
backed by a major payment network. These accounts are extremely
common because almost all banks and credit unions are able to issue
them to their customers.
Credit Cards Issued by a Retail Store: These are accounts that are issued
by the stores where you like to shop. Some examples are Macy’s Credit
Card, Target RedCard, Pep Boys Credit Card and a Dillard’s Card. There
are hundreds of other examples. Most of us have several of these types
of cards, too.
Credit Cards Issued by an Oil Company: These are accounts that are
issued by a petroleum company. Some examples are Techron (Texaco
and Chevron) Advantage Card, Exxon-Mobil Smart Card, Shell Card and
BP Credit Card.
Home Equity Lines of Credit: Also known as a HELOC, these are loans
that allow you to tap into the equity of your home. These loans are
generally easy to obtain from most reputable banks and credit unions.
These accounts are very common in part because the interest is tax-
deductible in most cases. Check with your tax adviser to see if your
account qualifies for a tax deduction.
Open Accounts (10+): Open accounts are probably the least common of
the three account types we’ll profile. Also referred to as “open credit,” these
are a hybrid of installment and revolving credit. The payment is not the
same each month and it’s usually due in full at the end of each billing cycle.
The consumer satisfies financial responsibility for the account when the bill
is paid in full each month. This cycle can go on as long as the consumer has
an account with the service provider.
An account with a utility company is one example of open credit. A
customer with an account for gas or electric service. Doesn’t know what
their payment will be each month. As you can imagine, electric bills can
vary a lot from month to month depending upon the seasons and air
conditioner/heater usage, and the customer is responsible for making this
varying payment each month.
Most utilities, cellular service, and some gas station cards are other
examples of open credit. But perhaps the most widely known example of
an open account is a charge card. Charge cards look and act like credit
cards, but with one key difference: You’re expected to pay that balance off
in full by the end of the month.
Number Of Inquiries (2-3)
Credit inquiries are requests by a "legitimate business" to check your credit.
As far as your FICO® score is concerned, credit inquiries are classified as
either "hard inquiries" or "soft inquiries" - only hard inquiries have an effect
on your FICO® score. Soft inquiries are all credit inquiries where your credit
is NOT being reviewed by a prospective lender. These include inquiries
where you're checking your own credit (such as checking your score in
myFICO), credit checks made by businesses to offer you goods or services
(such as promotional offers by credit card companies), or inquiries made by
businesses with whom you already have a credit account.
Inquiries may or may not affect your FICO® score. A FICO® score takes into
account only voluntary inquiries that result from your application for credit.
The information about inquiries that can be factored into your FICO® score
includes: Number of recently opened accounts, and proportion of accounts
that are recently opened, by type of account.
Time Since Credit Inquiries: A FICO® score does not take into account any
involuntary inquiries made by businesses with whom you did not apply for
credit, inquiries from employers, or your own requests to see your credit
report. For many people, one additional credit inquiry (voluntary and
initiated by an application for credit) may not affect their FICO® score at all.
For others, one additional credit inquiry could take less than 5 points off
their FICO® score. Inquiries can have a greater impact, however, if you have
few accounts or a short credit history. Large numbers of inquiries also
mean greater risk: people with six inquiries or more on their credit reports
are eight times more likely to declare bankruptcy than people with no
inquiries on their reports. The best way to have healthy credit is to remain
responsible about the credit cards or loans you have. Making your loan
payments on time each month and maintaining a good credit utilization
ratio (the amount of debt you have in relation to your overall credit limit)
can help you get those good sought-after scores. Using credit irresponsibly
by making late payments and maxing out credit limits can have damaging
effects on your credit.
Fixing
Your
Credit
Getting Started
Prep Your Credit Reports. Pull your
credit report and check your FICO
score with MYSCOREIQ.COM
Your FICO score is different from
your Vantage score that Credit
Karma uses. Your FICO score is
what 90% of lenders check.
You should file the complaint with the CFPB 14 days after you mail your
complaint letter regular mail so that it doesn't allow the credit bureaus
time to investigate your claims. Instead of having 30 days to respond to
your letter, their system will register it as having been received 14 days
earlier than it actually arrived.
The complaint with CFPB will allow them (the CFPB) to contact the credit
bureaus to inquire why your letter is unaddressed within 30 days even
though it only has been 14 days. CFPB contacts those credit bureaus to
show the investigation that shows that the process was not completed
within 30 days.
CFPB requires that the credit bureaus remove the negative items from
your credit report.
You can get about 60-70% of the negative items removed from the credit
report with this process.
When you go through the deletion process, always keep your letters. It is
illegal for credit bureaus to put negative items back on your report once it
has been deemed unverified or inaccurate. If they ever add it back to your
credit report, file a report with CFPB to make sure that companies do not
try to add those items back on your report.
Sometimes it takes 1-3 rounds with the Credit Reporting Agencies for them
to remove the negative items from your report. You can rinse and repeat
this process multiple times until you get the desired result. Use my Round
2 Letters and Round 3 Letters.
You can also use this method by backdating your letters 21 days or even 27
days. Make sure you file your CFPB report on the "30th" day.
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are a few асtіоnѕ you саn tаkе thаt саn help ѕрееd up thе process.
Self-Lenders
Self-lender reports payments like you have a loan from them. They are like
a savings account program which helps you build your credit history.
You are making payments each month in which they give you back at the
end of your agreement. You pay $50-$70 per month for them to report to
your credit report that you pay on time each month.
Click Here to sign up for Self and get $15 for using my referral.
Click Here to sign up for Kikoff
Tradelines
Tradelines are lines of credit the borrower has had in good standing for at
least 2 years. Tradelines add you as an authorized user to help you establish
your credit and boost your credit score.
Authorized User - A person added to an account and has rights to use the
account which is not in their name.
You can purchase tradelines which have balances under 5% utilization and
over 5 years old. The age of your tradelines shows a longer payment history
and makes you appear as a lower risk to credit agencies. Tradeline
accounts should have low balances as to not increase your debt-to-income
ratio on your credit report.
Rent Reporters
Rent reporting allows you to establish and build a positive credit history if
you don't have much other credit activity. If you are a renter, use
companies like Rent Reporters and Rental Karma to help you establish a
positive rental history. Boom reports your rent payments to all 3 Credit
Reporting Agencies. They backdate rent by two years if your landlord says
you have paid on time for this period of time. They will open your account
by five years. However, only report 2 years of payment history. You can use 2
of these on your report. If you have a family member who owns a home,
they can report you as paying rent for two years to help you establish your
good payment history using Rent Reporters and Rental Karma.
It takes 14-days for Rent Reporters or Rental Karma to report your payment
history to your credit report.
STRUCTURE YOUR
CREDIT FOR
100K+ FUNDING
Your payment history needs to be 100%
Your credit accounts should be at least 4 years old
Your derogatory marks should be 0
After you have a 660 FICO TransUnion score or a 680 FICO Equifax score,
and you meet the above requirements, you will qualify for 100k+
guaranteed funding from the banks that I work with. Reach back out to
me if you have my number or on social media and let me know so that I
can get you approved.