It is much easier to get paid charge-offs removed than unpaid charge-offs. There is no incentive for the creditor to fight the dispute, since they already have their money. So if you dispute the charge-off, the credit bureaus will send …

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Credit Repair Companies, even the good ones (and I say that very generously) remind me of a quote from one of my all time favorite private dick movies “the Two Jakes”. In the opening scenes Jake finds himself at the top of the heap, professionally speaking, the “leper with the most fingers.” This is how I feel about credit repair companies, even the good ones are just one finger away from being fingerless.

A lot of clients want to know why they should get pre-qualified for a mortgage?  It’s a good question!  Hi, my name is Jenny Miller with AES Lending. Let’s look at pre-qualification another way.

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By now you know you should review your credit reports for inaccuracies every 90 days. But do you know what to do when you encounter a mistake in your credit report? 7 Steps to correct credit report errors: The first thing to do is …

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After a three year period (2004 -2007) of declining credit standards the mortgage lending industry has had to fight and claw its way back into good graces with both their regulators and investors. All this while swimming in a sea …

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Veterans Loans The fact that a bankruptcy exists in an applicant’s (or spouse’s) credit history does not in itself disqualify the loan.  Develop complete information on the facts and circumstances of the bankruptcy.  Consider the reasons for the bankruptcy and the type of bankruptcy …

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A Chapter 13 bankruptcy does not disqualify a borrower from obtaining an FHA-insured mortgage, provided that the lender documents that one year of the pay-out period under the bankruptcy has elapsed the borrower’s payment performance has been satisfactory and all required payments …

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