If you are establishing or rebuilding your credit, you have probably received plenty of advice from friends, family members, or even by searching the internet. Unfortunately, many popular beliefs [...]
With the exception of certain types of bankruptcy, a negative item on your credit report stays there for seven years. This fact, however, needs some explanation. For example, when does the [...]
Know the Risks You may not believe it, but credit bureaus make credit reporting errors at an astonishing rate, jeopardizing credit checks more frequently than most would like to believe. [...]
You have just purchased your credit report, hoping to find ways of raising your credit score. But what do you find? One of your past-due accounts is reported twice! Now, that can’t be [...]