How do you dispute something on your credit report?
Author: admin24 Jun
operaphantom2003 asked:
There are a few items which have been reaged by a collections agency and they cannot do that. The SOL has passed and they should be removed from my credit report. Also, when you view your credit report where is the “date of last activity”? All I see is the open date and last reported date. The last reported date can’t possibly be the date to go by because then the companies can stay on your credit report forever. I have never had problems about stuff dropping off before but Capital One refuses to drop off and the three different collection agencies (for one card mind you) keep reporting a new date opened. This is ridiculous. How can I get them off? It has been 8 years now and they are still on there.
There are a few items which have been reaged by a collections agency and they cannot do that. The SOL has passed and they should be removed from my credit report. Also, when you view your credit report where is the “date of last activity”? All I see is the open date and last reported date. The last reported date can’t possibly be the date to go by because then the companies can stay on your credit report forever. I have never had problems about stuff dropping off before but Capital One refuses to drop off and the three different collection agencies (for one card mind you) keep reporting a new date opened. This is ridiculous. How can I get them off? It has been 8 years now and they are still on there.
4 Responses for "How do you dispute something on your credit report?"
Anything you dispute has to be in writing. Call the credit bureau or go to their website to get instructions. You’ll need to write a letter with copies of all of the pertinent info. Generally they’ll review it and make a decision within 30 days. Good luck!
If its been over 7 years it must come off and you have the write to dispute any entry you feel is incorrect. Before you start disputing, its best to get an understanding about the system first and do’t move too fast or you can hurt yourself.
Each of the 3 bureaus has an online dispute system. You can get a free copy of your credit report each year, and that gives you access to the dispute systems.
I’d wait until mid to late November to dispute it though. They have 30 days to respond - but everyone takes vacation from Thanksgiving to New Years, so chances are you can dispute a whole lot and it’ll all get removed simply because your creditors aren’t staffed properly to respond to your disputes.
You can do it on line you already mentioned you pulled your reports right? when your looking at the negative lines there is a dispute this item link somewhere..make sure you dispute with all three if you see the same negative trade line on all three reports.
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