Are all three important? The three (3) major credit bureaus pass information to additional minor or less well known credit bureaus. Each major credit bureau therefore will cover at least one-third of your total credit history. And even though your credit report may display the name of an otherwise unknown small credit bureau, the fine print will show a major credit bureau is ultimately supplying the information. Back to Top
How long does information remain on my report? Credit bureaus report credit information for a period of seven (7) years. Some states have special provisions for collections and paid liens. Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies are each reported for 10 years, and chapter 13 bankruptcy is reported for 10 years, both measured from the date of the filing. Back to Top
Why do Credit Bureaus not want me to use a Credit Repair Company? The credit bureaus will tell you that it is easier and less expensive to do it yourself. While it may be true that you have the right to repair your credit yourself, many individuals do not have the time, experience and organizational savvy necessary to deal with bureaucracies. You must also spend hours of study to gain a working knowledge of the consumer laws available to you. Many who start repairing their credit turn to a credit repair company after months of work. Back to Top
How long will it take for me to repair my own credit? There is no definite answer because it depends on your initial credit status, your-dedication to review your credit report and prepare letters to each of the credit bureaus, and how long it takes you to learn your credit rights by familiarizing yourself with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). You must remain organized and effectively draft your correspondence to the credit bureaus. This process can easily take over a year of diligent work. Or, you can hire GL Credit Repair to work proactively on your behalf. Back to Top
How long would it take GL Credit Repair to repair my credit? Again there is no definite answer, only definite advantages as the time varies depending on the initial credit status of each customer. Using GL Credit Repair eliminates the time invested in learning credit laws and drafting correspondence for the paper chase with the credit bureaus. It frees you from crafting carefully worded correspondence and following each dispute. The credit bureaus will be less inclined to view a credit challenge from a recognized credit repair company as frivolous or unfounded. On average it takes between 3 to 8 months Depending on your situation, it may take as little as 3 and as much as 8 months or more for GL Credit Repair to repair your credit. Back to Top
Can I get credit cards while repairing my credit? Yes, you are able to apply for credit cards while repairing your credit, but you should take care to make sure that you do indeed get approved for any credit you request. Remember, even mere inquiries from prospective lenders are treated as negative credit data. Find out what the lending institution's criteria is for granting the credit card or loan you want before submitting the application and make sure that you fit and can meet their criteria. If not, you SHOULD NOT apply as it will only add negative credit information to your credit history Back to Top
Does Paying Off My Bills Repair My Credit? would think that would be true. But, again, the credit reporting system just doesn't work that way.
When you pay an old debt, the negative credit listing doesn't disappear. In fact, it re-ages and the seven year clock begins again with that negative listing. And, the most ironic thing is that a paid, current negative listing is not any better than an unpaid negative listing. That's not always true, but in most cases, you won't get much further by paying the old debt. The good news is that we can help you settle those debts and save you a lot of money in the process. Back to Top
What can I do if I have no credit at all (good or bad)? In that case a credit repair service may not be the best thing for you. Lenders are typically more amenable toward extending credit to persons with no credit history, than to persons with a history of bad credit. A steady source of income, money in a bank account, or a relative willing to cosign your credit application may be all you need. Back to Top
How does a Credit Bureau make money? A credit bureau is a commercial business. It makes money by selling your credit report to others. A person with bad credit means more business for them as such a person applies for credit about ten (10) times more than a person with good credit. Back to Top
Who can see my credit report? Anyone who wants information for a business transaction between you and them may obtain your credit report. This may include an insurance company, a prospective landlord, a prospective employer, a collector, or a government official. Back to Top
Why should I use a Credit Repair Company? The most common reasons are that individuals either have already tried themselves and obtained limited results, or they just don't have the time to undertake this task. If you decide to use us, you can be assured that you will be receiving the best assistance and service possible. Back to Top
How Do You Restore Bad Credit? As part of your contract with GL Credit Repair for credit restoration services, you will complete a questionnaire that tells us which items on your credit report you desire for GL Credit Repair to challenge. All credit listings showing up on the credit report which you advise us are assumed to be inaccurate or unverifiable will be subjected to a dispute. Once we've received your credit reports and your response to our questionnaire, we will construct letters of dispute in your name. These letters are specifically designed to communicate your dispute in such a way that the credit bureaus will be more likely to accept the dispute and conduct an investigation of the disputed item.
While this may sound easy, any person who has attempted to dispute their own credit will tell you otherwise. According to federal law, the credit bureaus can ignore your dispute under a variety of conditions. In our experience, a large percentage of dispute letters sent directly from consumers are rejected under one credit bureau pretext or another.
At the conclusion of the credit bureau's investigation, a new copy of the credit report will be sent to your address showing any deletions or improvements as a result of GL Credit Repair services. You then copy and send us the new credit report and the cycle repeats itself at timed intervals.
A disputed credit listing must be accurate and verifiable for it to remain on the credit report. If the credit listing is only somewhat inaccurate, the credit bureau may simply change the item to correct the inaccuracies. Very often, though, disputed credit items cannot be verified: the creditor either no longer possesses the information or does not wish to go to the trouble of verifying it. Also, the reinvestigation must be completed within 30 days or the listing must be removed. For these reasons, properly disputed credit listings are removed with remarkable frequency. Each time an investigation is commenced, the odds of receiving a particular deletion increases. Back to Top
How Does GL Credit Repair Do this Legally? Disputing your credit report is your right. Credit restoration is as legal as pleading "not guilty" in a court of law. Back to Top
What if Deleted Items Reappear on My Credit Report? On occasion, a negative listing that was recently deleted will eventually be verified by the creditor. The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that the credit bureau inform you of reinstatement of a previously deleted listing. The FCRA also makes it more difficult for credit bureaus to re-report listings. Because of these factors, it is fairly rare for listings to come back on your credit history once they've been deleted. If an item is re-reported, it is a simple matter to challenge the listing again at a future time in order to press for permanent deletion. Back to Top
Do I Need to See My Credit Reports First? Most people visit this website after they have been denied credit. Most even know the specific nature of the negative listings appearing on their credit report. With this in mind, it is not necessary to know exactly what is appearing on the credit report before we begin work. It is only necessary to know that there is a credit history problem which needs to be addressed. One amazing thing about bad credit is that almost any small amount of bad credit will trigger universal credit denial. A little bad credit isn't much better than a ton. So, if you believe that there might only be a couple of negative listings on your credit report, it still makes sense to hire GL Credit Repair for the time it takes to remove those listings. In any case, if your credit comes back all positive, we generally refund our monthly service any fees. Back to Top
Do You Guarantee Your Service? It's important that you understand there are no guarantees involved when working GL Credit Repair or any credit repair company. GL Credit Repair, however, does fully warranty its credit restoration services. The GL Credit Repair warranty means that at the completion of the service contract, if you've done your part by mailing updated credit reports and letters from the credit bureaus and we've made no progress, your money for monthly service fees would be refunded. Back to Top
Do I Call My Credit Consultant Contact? Within seven to ten days after sign up for credit restoration services with GL Credit Repair by entering into the contract provided online at this GL Credit Repair web site, a case manager will contact you by telephone or E-mail according to your stated preference in the contract. Then you can contact them as much as you like via E-mail or you may telephone them at 1-866-460-6657 during GL Credit Repair's business hours Mon - Fri (9 AM - 6PM EST).
Disclaimer:
None of the information contained on any of GL Credit Repair web pages is meant to be legal service advice or a substitute therefor. We provide the information contained on these web pages comprising the GL Credit Repair web site solely to assist you with our proven methods of restoring credit and getting negative, erroneous, incorrect, obsolete, and misleading information removed from your credit reports for the purpose of re-establishing your good credit. GL Credit Repair can even help you restore your credit after filing bankruptcy... you can usually establish new credit within six months of the bankruptcy discharge. A bankruptcy will usually generate several entries on your credit report, and you (or your authorized agent) must be diligent to make sure that the post-bankruptcy credit history is addressed. Back to Top
