How to Fix Your Credit in 45 Days or Less
How to Fix Your Credit in 45 Days or Less
Here is what is covered in the book:
Introduction: How do you fix your Credit?
• Step 1: Research and Prepare all Background Info
• Step 2: Challenge the Credit Bureaus
• Step 3: Demand a Re-Investigation of the accounts that remain Negative
• Step 4: Demand a Validation of Debt
• Step 5: Demand a Revised Validation of Debt
Chapter 1: What is Your Credit Score?
• Research and prepare all background info
• Challenge the credit bureaus
• Demand a re-investigation of the accounts that remain negative
• Demand a Validation of Debt
• Demand a revised Validation of Debt
Chapter 2: What are the 3 Bureaus?
• What is a Credit Bureau?
• What are the 3 Credit Bureaus?
• Addresses and contact information for the 3 Credit Bureaus
Chapter 3: Research Your Credit Report
• Factors that negatively affect your credit score
• What is a derogatory?
Chapter 4: The 4 Federal Laws You NEED to Know
• The 4 federal laws you'll need to know
• Hiring a company to fix your credit
Chapter 5: What are Collections Agencies?
• When can a debt collector or collection agency contact you?
• Things the collection agencies and collectors cannot do!
• Things debt collectors are prohibited from saying
• Can get collectors like you?
• Unfair practices for debt collectors
• Can they garnish your wages?
• Can they garnish your benefits?
• Are they licensed in your state to conduct business?
• Is the collection agency even a legitimate company?
• Is the collection agency even still in business?
• What to do with the collection agency first contacts you.
Chapter 6: How to Receive a Free Credit Report
• Do you want a free credit report?
• Does it hurt your credit when you check the score
Chapter 7: The different types of contracts/agreements:
• The 4 different types of contracts and agreements you can enter into
• Is there a statute of limitations on debt agreements?
• Why should you care about a statute of limitations?
• How long is the statute of limitations?
• How do you calculate when the statute of limitations is over?
• Basic list of states, and the applicable Statutes of Limitation
Chapter 8: What will you need for the dispute letters
• The documents/Info necessary for your dispute letters
• How to Mail the dispute letters
Chapter 9: Disputing Derogatory Information with the 3 Bureaus
• Identify Derogatory Information
• What does it mean to Dispute?
• What is the Process to Dispute?
• What should your dispute letter look like?
• Example dispute letter
Chapter 10: Getting the 45-day Dispute Results
• What is a re-dispute?
Chapter 11: Tips for FHA/VA Loans
• FHA and VA Guidelines
• Approach the loan with a good credit rating!
• FHA TOTAL Scorecard
• FHA Loan requirements (information)
• What additional info will Veterans need?
• Where do FHA loans come from?
• How to pre-qualify for an FHA/VA loan?
• FHA Loan mistakes to avoid!
Chapter 12: How to improve your credit
• Some basic steps to improve your credit
Chapter 13: Getting new lines of credit
• What is the best way to increase your Credit Score?
• A little sound advice:
Chapter 14: Dealing with medical debts
• Is a doctor or hospital allowed to refer an overdue medical bill to a collection agency?
• Can my personal medical information be disclosed directly to a credit reporting agency
• Can you dispute a medical collection?
• How to dispute with the Medical Facility/Insurance Company first (7-steps)
Chapter 15: What now?
• Now that y
How to Fix Your Credit in 45 Days or Less