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 Many people experience a financial challenge that
destroys their credit.
 The good news is that even the worst credit can be
salvaged and put your credit score well above average
within 12 months.
 Here is a plan that will get you back on track.
Introduction
 Credit scores range from 300 to 850.
 A good credit score: around 680.
 There are five (5) components to your credit score:
How Your Credit Score is Calculated
• 35% of credit score
• Based on timely
payments
Payment
History
• 30% of credit score
• Based on credit
utilization
Amounts
Owed
How Your Credit Score is Calculated Cont’d.
• 15% of credit score
• Based on how long
accounts are open
Length of
Credit History
• 10% of credit score
• New accounts lower
your credit score
New Credit
• 10% of credit score
• Establish varied types
of credit
Types of
Credit
 People end up with credit woes for one of two reasons:
 Aim to have at least $500 in your emergency fund.
Start Your Emergency Fund
Not enough
savings to
weather
financial issue
More debt than
income could
support
 Consider whether the following things are really
necessary:
Limit Your Spending and Create a Budget
Multiple Cars
• Consider car
pooling
• Realize savings
in gas,
maintenance &
loans if you have
one car
Cell Phone
• Not as utilized in
emergencies as
most people
think
• Eliminate land
line and keep
pre-paid cell
phone
 Consider whether the following things are really
necessary:
Limit Your Spending and Create a Budget
Cont’d.
Internet
• Can be a
distraction
• Utilize free
Wi-Fi in public
places if you
need to use the
internet
Eating Out
• Average family
spends 40% of
income on
eating out
• Visit grocery
store more
 Start thinking about other things you could potentially
minimize or remove from your expenses.
 Use easily accessible and free resources available to
help you develop a realistic budget.
 Review your budget weekly and you'll be well on your
way to fixing many troublesome money habits.
Limit Your Spending and Create a Budget
Cont’d.
 Consider your free time now that you have eliminated
things like cable TV or internet access.
 Spend free time generating additional income by getting
paid for doing something you enjoy.
 It doesn't need to pay a lot to make a significant
difference. This is especially true if you've given up an
activity that costs money for a new activity that earns
you money!
Increase Your Income
 There are 2 basic strategies to eliminate debt:
Eliminate Your Debt
“Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but
none are fun when you set about retiring them.”
Ogden Nash
Eliminate
Debt
Pay debt
with highest
interest rate
Pay debt
with
smallest
balance
 The only debt you should have is debt to generate
income, like a mortgage on a rental property that
provides a positive cash flow.
 Avoid creating new debt while you’re busy eliminating
existing debt!
“It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.”
Rutherford B. Hayes
Tips for Eliminating Debt
 There are three components to rebuilding credit:
Rebuild Your Credit
Minimize negative info
Have negative data
removed
Create new credit
 Two main factors help to minimize negatives:
Rebuild Your Credit – Minimize Negatives
Pay on
Time
Pay
Down
Balances
 Rebuilding will take some time, but if you're aggressive,
you can eliminate any negative information on your
credit report, even a bankruptcy.
Rebuild Your Credit:
Have the Negatives Removed
1. Get a current copy of your credit report.
2. Analyze your credit reports.
3. Write letters to the credit bureaus disputing the
information.
4. Send the letters by registered or certified mail.
5. Keep excellent records.
6. Wait.
7. Review your results.
8. Take the next step.
9. Repeat.
Rebuild Your Credit – Steps for Having
Negative Information Removed
 The Fair Credit Reporting Act stipulates that you can
receive a free copy of your credit report from Equifax,
TransUnion, and Experian every year.
 https://www.annualcreditreport.com is the official place to
get your free copies.
Step 1. Get a Copy of Your Credit Report
Step 2. Analyze Your Credit Reports
 Negative information in order of seriousness:
• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosures
• Repossessions
• Loan Defaults
• Court Judgments
• Collections
• Past Due Payments
• Late Payments
• Credit Rejections
• Credit Inquiries
Step 3. Write Letters to the Credit Bureaus
Disputing the Information
Do not send letter electronically. Mail a physical letter.
Include name on account & amount owed.
State that you are disputing the accuracy of the
report.
Include name, date of birth, address, social security
number, and a copy of your driver's license
Step 4. Send the Letters by Registered or
Certified Mail
 This is important as you will need proof of when the
letters were received by the credit bureaus.
Step 5. Keep Excellent Records
 Keep copies of all your letters, the responses you
receive, and the receipts from your mailings.
 Also keep detailed records of any phone conversations.
At a minimum, you should record the time, date, to
whom you spoke, and what was discussed.
Step 6. Wait
 After the credit bureaus receive your dispute, they are
required to do the following:
Respond to all
disputes within
30 days.
Transmit to the creditor
all relevant evidence
submitted by the
consumer
Send written notice of the
results within five days of its
completion; include a copy of
the amended credit file
Step 7. Review Your Results
 There are only three possibilities:
The item has
been removed
You don't get a
timely response
The item comes
back 'verified'
Step 8. Take the Next Step
If no response
after 35 days:
Send letter
that they did
not comply
with the law
Request that
disputed
accounts be
removed
If returned
‘verified’:
Ask for info
about method
of verification
Make request
via phone
Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification
Call reporting
agency
Get number from
report
Give them reference
number
Ask for method
of verification per
FCRA Section
611(a)(7)
Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification
Cont’d.
If agency cannot
confirm they verified
with original creditor:
Ask for phone
number for
original creditor
Call original creditor Ask for records
Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification
Cont’d.
If original creditor
cannot provide
records:
Ask for a mail
copy under new
FACTA Act
If you are sent
records, review them
If original creditor
has no records,
take next step
Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification –
Next Step
Inform the credit bureau that they must open another
dispute.
Give the name and number of the person who you spoke
to at the original creditor.
Call the credit bureau back.
Tell them the original creditor has no records.
Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification –
Next Step
If they still refuse:
Send the information via certified letter along with an
intent to sue letter.
If credit bureau refuses:
Inform them you will sue for willful non-compliance under
section FCRA 616.
Step 9. Repeat
 If you are unable to remove items from report, re-submit
dispute with any of the following reasons:
Step 9. Repeat, cont’d.
• I didn't pay late that month.
• Incorrect amount
• Incorrect account number
• Incorrect original creditor
• Incorrect charge-off date
• Incorrect date of last activity
• Incorrect balance
• Incorrect credit limit
• Incorrect status - there are about 20 of these.
• Incorrect highest credit usage
Credit Repair Companies
Research to find a
reputable
company.
The process
takes them
longer than it
takes you.
Fees are
usually set per
a certain
amount of work
each month.
Debt Settlement
 If you're way behind on your unsecured debt (credit
cards) payments, it is possible to have it reduced
dramatically by debt collectors.
 Did you know that debt collectors are authorized to
accept less than the full amount as payment in-full?
 This amount can be as low as 25%.
“Ten million dollars after I’d become a star
I was deeply in debt.”
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Suing Credit Bureaus
 If credit bureaus are in violation of the law, they can be
fined up to $1,000 per violation. They are rarely willing to
go to court; they will almost always settle just before
going to the judge.
 The trick is, you have to show up to court. The credit
bureaus will always show up, just to see if you show up.
 Rest assured, they will settle 99% of the time and agree
to remove all the negative information.
Create New Credit
Secured credit cards
Secured loan
Variety of credit
• Credit limit =
Amount of Deposit
• Get a secured loan
with your collateral
• Get a secured loan,
secured credit card
and store card
 Having bad credit is usually either the result of bad
decisions or not having an emergency fund to take care
of a financial challenge.
 It is important to remove the cause(s) of your credit
woes. This likely means you need to increase your
income and decrease your debts and your spending.
 Establish your emergency fund, even if it's just $500 to
start!
Conclusion
 Focus on removing the negative items from your credit
report.
 Get new credit, no matter what it takes, and guard that
credit with your life.
 Get started now! The sooner you start the sooner you
reap the benefits.
“Who goeth a borrowing. Goeth a sorrowing.”
Thomas Tusser
Conclusion
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Picking Up The Pieces: Rebuilding Your Credit After Financial Disaster

  • 1.
  • 2.  Many people experience a financial challenge that destroys their credit.  The good news is that even the worst credit can be salvaged and put your credit score well above average within 12 months.  Here is a plan that will get you back on track. Introduction
  • 3.  Credit scores range from 300 to 850.  A good credit score: around 680.  There are five (5) components to your credit score: How Your Credit Score is Calculated • 35% of credit score • Based on timely payments Payment History • 30% of credit score • Based on credit utilization Amounts Owed
  • 4. How Your Credit Score is Calculated Cont’d. • 15% of credit score • Based on how long accounts are open Length of Credit History • 10% of credit score • New accounts lower your credit score New Credit • 10% of credit score • Establish varied types of credit Types of Credit
  • 5.  People end up with credit woes for one of two reasons:  Aim to have at least $500 in your emergency fund. Start Your Emergency Fund Not enough savings to weather financial issue More debt than income could support
  • 6.  Consider whether the following things are really necessary: Limit Your Spending and Create a Budget Multiple Cars • Consider car pooling • Realize savings in gas, maintenance & loans if you have one car Cell Phone • Not as utilized in emergencies as most people think • Eliminate land line and keep pre-paid cell phone
  • 7.  Consider whether the following things are really necessary: Limit Your Spending and Create a Budget Cont’d. Internet • Can be a distraction • Utilize free Wi-Fi in public places if you need to use the internet Eating Out • Average family spends 40% of income on eating out • Visit grocery store more
  • 8.  Start thinking about other things you could potentially minimize or remove from your expenses.  Use easily accessible and free resources available to help you develop a realistic budget.  Review your budget weekly and you'll be well on your way to fixing many troublesome money habits. Limit Your Spending and Create a Budget Cont’d.
  • 9.  Consider your free time now that you have eliminated things like cable TV or internet access.  Spend free time generating additional income by getting paid for doing something you enjoy.  It doesn't need to pay a lot to make a significant difference. This is especially true if you've given up an activity that costs money for a new activity that earns you money! Increase Your Income
  • 10.  There are 2 basic strategies to eliminate debt: Eliminate Your Debt “Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.” Ogden Nash Eliminate Debt Pay debt with highest interest rate Pay debt with smallest balance
  • 11.  The only debt you should have is debt to generate income, like a mortgage on a rental property that provides a positive cash flow.  Avoid creating new debt while you’re busy eliminating existing debt! “It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.” Rutherford B. Hayes Tips for Eliminating Debt
  • 12.  There are three components to rebuilding credit: Rebuild Your Credit Minimize negative info Have negative data removed Create new credit
  • 13.  Two main factors help to minimize negatives: Rebuild Your Credit – Minimize Negatives Pay on Time Pay Down Balances
  • 14.  Rebuilding will take some time, but if you're aggressive, you can eliminate any negative information on your credit report, even a bankruptcy. Rebuild Your Credit: Have the Negatives Removed
  • 15. 1. Get a current copy of your credit report. 2. Analyze your credit reports. 3. Write letters to the credit bureaus disputing the information. 4. Send the letters by registered or certified mail. 5. Keep excellent records. 6. Wait. 7. Review your results. 8. Take the next step. 9. Repeat. Rebuild Your Credit – Steps for Having Negative Information Removed
  • 16.  The Fair Credit Reporting Act stipulates that you can receive a free copy of your credit report from Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian every year.  https://www.annualcreditreport.com is the official place to get your free copies. Step 1. Get a Copy of Your Credit Report
  • 17. Step 2. Analyze Your Credit Reports  Negative information in order of seriousness: • Bankruptcy • Foreclosures • Repossessions • Loan Defaults • Court Judgments • Collections • Past Due Payments • Late Payments • Credit Rejections • Credit Inquiries
  • 18. Step 3. Write Letters to the Credit Bureaus Disputing the Information Do not send letter electronically. Mail a physical letter. Include name on account & amount owed. State that you are disputing the accuracy of the report. Include name, date of birth, address, social security number, and a copy of your driver's license
  • 19. Step 4. Send the Letters by Registered or Certified Mail  This is important as you will need proof of when the letters were received by the credit bureaus.
  • 20. Step 5. Keep Excellent Records  Keep copies of all your letters, the responses you receive, and the receipts from your mailings.  Also keep detailed records of any phone conversations. At a minimum, you should record the time, date, to whom you spoke, and what was discussed.
  • 21. Step 6. Wait  After the credit bureaus receive your dispute, they are required to do the following: Respond to all disputes within 30 days. Transmit to the creditor all relevant evidence submitted by the consumer Send written notice of the results within five days of its completion; include a copy of the amended credit file
  • 22. Step 7. Review Your Results  There are only three possibilities: The item has been removed You don't get a timely response The item comes back 'verified'
  • 23. Step 8. Take the Next Step If no response after 35 days: Send letter that they did not comply with the law Request that disputed accounts be removed If returned ‘verified’: Ask for info about method of verification Make request via phone
  • 24. Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification Call reporting agency Get number from report Give them reference number Ask for method of verification per FCRA Section 611(a)(7)
  • 25. Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification Cont’d. If agency cannot confirm they verified with original creditor: Ask for phone number for original creditor Call original creditor Ask for records
  • 26. Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification Cont’d. If original creditor cannot provide records: Ask for a mail copy under new FACTA Act If you are sent records, review them If original creditor has no records, take next step
  • 27. Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification – Next Step Inform the credit bureau that they must open another dispute. Give the name and number of the person who you spoke to at the original creditor. Call the credit bureau back. Tell them the original creditor has no records.
  • 28. Step 8. Requesting Method of Verification – Next Step If they still refuse: Send the information via certified letter along with an intent to sue letter. If credit bureau refuses: Inform them you will sue for willful non-compliance under section FCRA 616.
  • 29. Step 9. Repeat  If you are unable to remove items from report, re-submit dispute with any of the following reasons:
  • 30. Step 9. Repeat, cont’d. • I didn't pay late that month. • Incorrect amount • Incorrect account number • Incorrect original creditor • Incorrect charge-off date • Incorrect date of last activity • Incorrect balance • Incorrect credit limit • Incorrect status - there are about 20 of these. • Incorrect highest credit usage
  • 31. Credit Repair Companies Research to find a reputable company. The process takes them longer than it takes you. Fees are usually set per a certain amount of work each month.
  • 32. Debt Settlement  If you're way behind on your unsecured debt (credit cards) payments, it is possible to have it reduced dramatically by debt collectors.  Did you know that debt collectors are authorized to accept less than the full amount as payment in-full?  This amount can be as low as 25%. “Ten million dollars after I’d become a star I was deeply in debt.” Sammy Davis, Jr.
  • 33. Suing Credit Bureaus  If credit bureaus are in violation of the law, they can be fined up to $1,000 per violation. They are rarely willing to go to court; they will almost always settle just before going to the judge.  The trick is, you have to show up to court. The credit bureaus will always show up, just to see if you show up.  Rest assured, they will settle 99% of the time and agree to remove all the negative information.
  • 34. Create New Credit Secured credit cards Secured loan Variety of credit • Credit limit = Amount of Deposit • Get a secured loan with your collateral • Get a secured loan, secured credit card and store card
  • 35.  Having bad credit is usually either the result of bad decisions or not having an emergency fund to take care of a financial challenge.  It is important to remove the cause(s) of your credit woes. This likely means you need to increase your income and decrease your debts and your spending.  Establish your emergency fund, even if it's just $500 to start! Conclusion
  • 36.  Focus on removing the negative items from your credit report.  Get new credit, no matter what it takes, and guard that credit with your life.  Get started now! The sooner you start the sooner you reap the benefits. “Who goeth a borrowing. Goeth a sorrowing.” Thomas Tusser Conclusion
  • 37. We hope you enjoyed your Special Report! Curtis Roese is an experienced professional with extensive experience in personal finance and small business matters. Curtis writes and publishes articles, courses, guides and special reports on his personal finance blog. Common Cents Wisdom is a website with hundreds of informative articles, special reports, resources to assist you with all of your financial concerns and a free monthly newsletter. Sign up to receive your free eBook "Common Cents" and get started today on the road to financial freedom!
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