Monthly Archives: May 2010

What are the fees for companies to report to the Major Credit Bureaus?

Alex K asked: I want to offer to pay the fee to make sure they actually report to the Credit Bureaus in a timely fashion so I can get my score up after I pay off my debt.Danielle

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Identity Theft

BeatleBiu asked: Edward C. Reed High School (Sparks, NV) Multimedia Presentation for 2006′s FBLA National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN. We placed THIRD in the nation with this baby, WHOO! Team: Billy Hong (Technical), Leslie Parawan (Presentation), Yilok Wong (Research)Hector

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How credit bureaus verify social security numbers?

juan asked: Does anyone know if credit bureaus are somehow linked to the government’s social security systems in order to verify social security numbers when someone is applying for credit? What’s to prevent someone from providing a tax id when … Continue reading

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How do I get payments reported when company doesn’t report to credit bureaus?

naptownninja17 asked: I recently got a contract cell phone hoping to raise my credit score along the way paying on time. But I found out the company can and will not report to the credit bureaus my good payments.. only … Continue reading

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What are the mailing addresses of all three credit bureaus?

karen_webster_23 asked: I am trying to mail disputes in to all three credit bureaus and i need their physical addresses and i have been unsucessful trying to find them over the internet.Jimmy

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How long have credit bureaus been in existence?

shawngh79 asked: I was just wondering when did credit bureaus start. How they calculate beacon or fico scores, and how much weight do they have with the average american?Roberta

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What the process for flagging the credit of a person with the credit bureaus?

Iowa Hawkeye asked: Can anyone tell me what the process for flagging the credit of a person who has not paid their rent with the major credit bureaus?Derrick

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Are collectors required to report debts to the credit bureaus?

what’s the point asked: I just found a 4 year old bill from a collection agency in some of my papers. Thing is I pulled my credit report from all three bureaus yesterday and it wasn’t on there. I would … Continue reading

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How do you go about having your Orchard Bank Card report to credit bureaus?

Tom M asked: I have always wondered how prepaid credit cards work. I have an Orchard Bank card and am interested in having them report my purchases to the three credit bureaus.Bessie

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Credit Bureaus?

icyheart1411 asked: I want to add a couple of cars to my credit report but nobody knows where to go or who to call. Anybody else deal with this and how did you get it done?Jeremy

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