It is that time once again, the time for hot cocoa, tinsel, trees, gifts and Santa! The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as the song goes. The holidays are the designated time to slow down and spend carefree time with family and friends. Unfortunately, there are some families that are unable to do that … Read more
Advantage Credit, Inc. is pleased to announce services that support the new Desktop Underwriter® (DU®) validation services for Day 1 Certainty™. Advantage Credit, Inc. provides Equifax The Work Number® Verification Services for verification of employment and income services and Verification of Deposit and Assets with AccountChek™, an award-winning solution for verifying a borrower’s assets to … Read more
Once a year I try to touch on the evils of credit repair as every year I see more and more the damage it can cause a borrower. But it’s not just the borrower that is negatively affected by credit repair. It can also be damaging to the mortgage broker or lender if they are … Read more
How long does negative information really stay on a credit report and how long will it affect scores? This can vary based on what the negative information is, but in most cases it’s going to be seven years. As it ages there will be less and less of an impact on a credit score, but … Read more
The simple answer is yes. Just because a creditor charges off a debt does not mean you don’t still owe it, even if you’ve received a 1099 for it. You are still liable for the entire debt. And the creditor can legally continue to try to collect on it for 7 years from the date … Read more
As most know Trended Data will start coming into play at the end of September. Trended Data is a new way that Fannie Mae will start analyzing credit reports to see if a borrower pays his revolving debt off every month or just makes the minimum payments every month. While the Trended Data will show … Read more
This is probably the biggest question we get in the credit reporting industry, “how much will (blank) affect my credit score?” You can fill in the blank with inquiry, opening a new account, closing an account, having a late payment, etc. The list goes on and on. The truth is there is not a set … Read more
Effective June 15, 2016 some consumers will start to see a little relief on their credit report as it pertains to certain collections that will now no longer be able to be reported. These are debts that “did not arise from a contract or agreement to pay.” This would include library fines, parking tickets, speeding … Read more
Is rescoring the same as credit repair? No, they are not the same thing! We have all seen the ads – a company can erase all your bad credit and within 30 days or less you can have an A+ credit score. True? In a skewed way, possibly, but only for a very short period … Read more
No matter how well you protect yourself, chances are at some point you will become a victim of some sort of identity theft. It is virtually impossible, no matter what you do, that you will be 100% protected. In reality your identity probably already has been stolen and just not used yet. According to the … Read more