Hyder Khan asked: Are you being denied credit everywhere you go because you have bad credit? Are you being offered outrageous interest rates for a loan-refinance or for the purchase of a new home? In the United States, negative items remain on your credit report for at least 7 years. Did you recently run into [...]
Zach Ford asked: Because of recent laws passed by the Federal Trade Commission, all major credit reporting agencies in the United States, including Equifax, TransUnion, Experian (formerly TRW), are required to provide consumers (that’s you!) with a totally free copy of their credit reports, if requested, up to once every 12 months. This means that [...]
Joseph Ducat asked: Do you know what your credit score is? You should know–your financial life may depend on it. If your credit score is lower than 550, you will find it practically impossible to get approval for loans or credit, or to obtain a credit card. You will also be charged higher interest rates [...]
Lisa Carey asked: Equifax Inc. is one of the top three consumer credit reporting agencies, including Experian and TransUnion. Founded in 1899 as Retail Credit Company, by 1920 it had offices in the United States and Canada, and by the 1960′s protected millions of credit histories. It changed it’s name from Retail Credit Company to [...]
Zach Ford asked: As a result of recently passed laws, the Federal Trade Commission now requires all of the major national credit reporting bureaus to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, if requested, up to once every 12 months.The three major credit reporting agencies in the USA are TransUnion, Equifax, and [...]