Credit Repair Forum

The credit laws do allow you to request a reinvestigation of information in your file that you dispute as inaccurate or incomplete. You may choose to do this yourself or employ the help of a legal credit repair company. If you are heavily in debt, you may also want to consider a debt elimination or consolidation plan with the help of a professional.

If you can't solve your credit issues by yourself or you want additional help, you can contact a credit counseling service. There are non-profit companies in every state that help people in debt.

Counselors try to negotiate payment plans that are acceptable to you and your creditors. They also can help you work at a new household budget. Credit Repair Forum - there is help out there.

More than 50% of college freshmen today owe over $1,500 in credit card debt. When kids have such credit problems it is no surprise that, as adults, we have even bigger problems. We are trained from when we are young, some would say brainwashed, to use credit like there is no tomorrow. For kids, there never is. But when you want to get a loan, our credit is the single most-important factor in the rate we will pay. Keep your credit report clean, pay off your debt, and if you need help, contact a credit counselor at one of the non-profit organizations in your state.

Watch out for bankruptcy firms that mascarade as debt consolidation companies. You do not want to declare bankruptcy in most cases. Visit the FTC's web site for more information Ads Promising Debt Relief May Be Offering Bankruptcy

The FTC also offers some good advice in picking choosing a credit counselor: Choosing a Credit Counselor.