There are attorneys and credit repair clinics that claim to be able to remove negative items from your credit file. The service is costly, with some providers charging up to $3,500. It sounds great, in theory, because whats a few thousand dollars for repaired credit? The trouble with this service is consumers pay out the money and their credit files are not always repaired.
About Your Credit File- What You May Not Know
Every item listed on your credit report must be proven. If a credit bureau investigates an item and cannot verify that it has been reported correctly, then it must be removed from your file whether its true or not.
Whenever there is a negative item on your credit report, you can challenge or deny the negative report at any time. If the item cant be verified within a reasonable amount of time, it must be removed from the credit report. The older an item is the better your chance that it will not be successfully re-verified. Creditors dont always keep good records beyond a year or two.
How to Get a Negative Item Removed From Your Credit Report
The procedure to get negative items removed, if they are incorrect, is straight...