Five Greatest Myths About Credit
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- Credit Bureaus are empowered with some kind of governmental authority.
No not at all, credit bureaus have no legal authority at all. They are simply private companies selling credit information.
- The information on your credit report cannot be changed.
The opposite is true under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Both the federal and various state laws REQUIRE that items should be removed if they are not 100% accurate.
- Paying a past due debt removes it from your credit report.
Paying an old debt does not change the fact that at one time you were not paying on it as you agreed. Can this record be changed? Absolutely! Continue reading …







