Clearing Up Your Credit Report
How to Find Credit Repair Companies
Here are some important tips on How to locate credit report repair companies, for shoppers and merchants.
Can a credit repair company clear up my record for me?
Claims by companies that they can clear up your credit record
are often misleading or false. Identity theft victims, in
particular, need to clear up debts with the original creditor. Most
companies won't deal with a third party. For more information see
Do it Yourself Credit Repair..
Source: FTC
The FTC works for the
consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business
practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help
consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a
complaint or to get
free information on
consumer issues, visit
www.ftc.gov or call
toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The
FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other
fraud-related complaints into the
Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.