Over the past year, several promising advancements were proposed for the credit industry, including the removal of medical debt from credit reports, adjustments to trigger leads (credit offers based on consumer inquiries), and the development of the FHFA Credit Score Initiative aimed at improving credit scoring fairness. However, these initiatives are currently on hold due … Read more
Trigger Leads are something that seems to be more prevalent and worrisome over the last few years. It would be common for Advantage Credit to get calls and/or emails once or twice a month regarding this practice but lately it has been several times a week. So, what is a mortgage trigger lead? When a … Read more
In 2020 the House passed two bills that could have a dramatic impact on credit reports. The Comprehensive Credit Act and the Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020(21). Both are similar and provide pretty extreme changes to what some consider to be a very unfair credit reporting system. To summarize, there are five main … Read more
How long do items stay on a credit report? A lot of people will answer that question with a simple: “seven years.” In some cases this is true. Overall though, it’s not that simple. Both positive and negative items have a “life span” and those are not all the same. Let’s start with something simple. … Read more
Representative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee has proposed a new bill titled “Fair Credit Reporting Improvement Act of 2014”. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has been in existence for 44 years with the last changes to it happening in 2003. If passed, this bill could have an overwhelming … Read more
Evergreen, Colo., November 21, 2013 – In an effort to help its clients remain compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Advantage Credit, Inc., in affiliation with the National Consumer Reporting Association (NCRA), is offering FCRA Compliance Certification. This certification will help users of credit reports understand the FCRA and credit repository policies that regulate … Read more
In a word… no. Per all credit reporting agencies’ contracts with the national credit bureaus, “any costs or fees bureau charges client for the service will under no circumstances be charged back to the customer, either directly or indirectly…” The reason for the credit bureaus implementing this policy over 15 years ago is based on … Read more