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If you are considering filing for bankruptcy, be aware that bankruptcy laws require that you get credit counseling from a government-approved organization within six months before you file for bankruptcy relief. If the provider reports the item to a consumer reporting company, it must include a notice of your dispute. A friend of mine had a slew of negative stuff in her credit history, all the result of a time in her life when she was a lot less responsible than she is today. If you were denied credit because of an “insufficient credit file” or “no credit file” and you have delete bad credit history accounts not listed in your file, you can ask the credit-reporting agency to add this information to future reports.

But you did you know that you can sometimes have negative marks removed just by asking. Information about an unpaid judgment against you can be reported for seven delete bad credit history years or until the statute of limitations runs out, whichever is longer. You may order reports from each of the three consumer reporting companies at the same time, or you can stagger your requests, ordering one from each company throughout the year from the central address.

Your history tells creditors about behaviors that can add up to a “good” or “bad” credit rating. Creditors set their own standards, and not all look at your credit history the same way.

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