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Friday, January 16, 2009

Houston Credit Repair Coach Talks About Rapid Rescoring

By Cliff Pape

Too many people have been losing loans or just paying too much interest because of some inaccurate information that has been reported by the credit bureau on their credit report. You may be able to get your credit score recalculated in a few days by a company who specializes in rapid credit rescoring and who has a special relationship with the three major credit reporting agencies.

The problem is that YOU cannot access them. They can only be accessed by mortgage banks which means you have to ask your loan officer to run a rapid credit rescoring. The rescoring companies also charge a fee so be sure your committed.

I always recommend implementing a strategy to solve the problems with your credit score at least six months before applying for a home loan but I understand that reality does not always go according to plan. It may still be a good idea to ask for a rapid rescore if you are wanting to make a loan application with a month.

Please be aware of what a rapid rescoring service can and cannot do for you:

1. They are not able to work with YOU:

You cant use this service yourself directly. Rapid rescoring of your credit is usually offered by a small credit reporting agency. This type of company is just the middleman between the credit bureaus and some loan officers and mortgage brokers.

2. These services make no promises:

This is something I talk to all of my clients about. In some cases, deleting "derogatories" can actually harm your score. This is more than likely not the case for you but it is worth noting.

3. They can try to help you get some errors fixed, but they cant remove a true negative item that is in dispute:

Proof of an error is necessary. If the credit bureaus have already reviewed your dispute then it will not be included.

4. Proof is a must

The best plan is definitely to repair (or restore, or whatever you want to call it) your credit FIRST because the services require that you have the approved dispute in writing. Otherwise, the usually short turnaround time for a "rapid rescoring" takes much longer - but they may still be able to get the proof for you.

A rapid rescorer can only improve your credit score if the creditor admits to a mistake or agrees to remove specific information. For example, you might owe a big balance on a credit card that is negatively affecting your ability to get a lower mortgage interest rate. You can pay off the credit card electronically today and have a rapid rescorer get your credit score recalculated within 72 hours instead of waiting for your payment to show up on your credit report a month later.

Good luck.

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