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Bad Credit – Fix it or Wait For it to Drop Off?

Bad Credit: Fix it or wait for it to drop off?

You have bad credit. But what do you fix, how much credit should you fix, and how fast should you fix it?  But the question remains as to bad credit – fix it or wait it out?  Derogatory or bad credit is probably the top decline reason for all loans.  Sometimes credit should be fixed, and sometimes it should not. The premise of always fixing bad credit needs to be reviewed.
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Bad credit - Fix it or wait it out?
Bad Credit – Should you even try to fix it?

Faq Frequently asked questions on fixing bad credit

Should I fix my bad credit or just wait for it to drop off my credit bureau?

Try to fix your bad credit monthly instead of waiting for it to drop off your credit file. Some derogatory items may show an updated reporting and that delays the time they take to drop off. Cleaning up the credit monthly will give you the highest consistent score.

What is the best way to fix my credit?

Get a copy of your credit report and see if there are any errors. This includes the status of your account, the number of late reported payments and the amount shown as owed. If you believe any of the items are wrong then you can dispute them with the credit bureau. Creditors must respond to disputes within a certain number of days or the derogatory item may have to be removed by the credit bureau.

How high can my score get by cleaning my credit?

It will depend on how many reporting mistakes are on your file. In many cases the score can be increased 50 to 100 points within a few months. Continuing to work on your credit will keep your score as high as possible.

Joint Accounts

You have joint accounts with someone and they are not paying them. Have a conversation with them.  Trying to fix that bad credit right away is premature.    If a Partner or Spouse was responsible for paying an account and does not, it will damage your credit if it is a Joint account.   There may have been a household verbal agreement that the Partner or Spouse was responsible. That does not matter on the credit report.   Late payments will show up for both of you.

Other questions first need to be addressed. Will you stay with your Spouse or Partner and are they communicating and working with you on the non-payment?
If you are not working together, then there is not much point to try fixing the credit right away.  Closing the Account may be the first step. If they are working with you then make a plan on whether or not it will be paid, by whom and when. Decide if you want to keep the Account open. Then later, derogatory reports can be disputed.   These issues need to be handled differently if the derogatory credit issues are with a business partner.

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Bad Credit – Fix it or wait it out?

The bad credit is already old

Bad credit, late payments, charge-off’s, foreclosures, and other derogatory items on your credit that are already 5 years old or older are not worth the cost and effort to try to remove them.  This includes 30, 60 and 90 day late reports.   After 7 years, many items drop off automatically. For those items, it does not make sense to manually try to remove them.

Federal and State Tax liens

These are much harder to remove.  It is also much easier to pay them and get a statement of “released” placed on the bureau just below the item rather than trying to get Tax Liens removed. If you have a payment arrangement, keep a copy of the payment arrangement and provide it to anyone that will look at your credit report.  Tax Liens on which there is a payment arrangement are looked at far more leniently than Tax Liens that do not have a payment arrangement in place.

Looking at some of these issues can help you decide on bad credit – fix it or wait it out?

 

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Author Biography: Will Sanio, Owner of SCF Funding, dba SmallBusinessLoansDepot.com, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Over 20 Years experience including 10 Years with Wells Fargo, formerly Wachovia Bank and First Atlanta Bank. Specializing in Traditional and Alternative lending.

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