Ok, so here’s my mess. Just signed up for the monthly reporting through USAA. I have no clue where to start and I think previous attempts may have made things worse. Last year I pulled all 3 reports and started to dispute with the CRA’s using the online request. I didn’t know anything back then about the proper way to DV, timelines, or process. Now as I’m looking over things I’m seeing “CONSUMER SAYS ACCT. IS RESPONSIBILITY OF SEPARATED OR DIVORCED SPOUSE” in the comments under most of my EQ’s. I’ve never been married and the only thing I can connect to that was a single dispute I filed for a collection with AT&T. The collection with AT&T belonged to an ex-gf and is no longer reporting.
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I’ve read up a bit over the last few weeks, but there is just so much info to swallow and I want to make sure I get things right this time around. I grew up on my own since I was 15 and never was taught proper money management as it shows below. Now that I’m 28 and ready to buy my first home(hopefully this year), I’m starting to see the consequences of my mistakes.
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Anyways, below I’ve posted most of the info from all 3 of my reports. I’ve cut out as much of the empty fluff as I can to make it as short as possible. If I could just get a few pointers on what my main focus should be and a basic plan of attack I’d be forever thankful.
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Credit Score
3/13/2011 10:07 PM
Experian Equifax TransUnion
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INQUIRES
I have 12 hard inquires in the last 2yrs with 4 of them dropping off in the next month. Do I dispute the remaining inquiries? I know for a fact 2-3 of them were not authorized and were from car dealerships that somehow got my info.
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Credit Summary:
REVOLVING
Experian® Equifax® TransUnion®
Count 3 3 3
Balance $498.00 $498.00 $498.00
Current 0 0 0
Delinquent 0 0 0
Other 1 0 0
INSTALLMENTS
Experian® Equifax® TransUnion®
Count 6 3 4
Balance $2,751.00 $1,824.00 $1,824.00
Current 1 0 1
Delinquent 0 2 1
Other 2 0 0
OTHER
Experian® Equifax® TransUnion®
Count 0 1 0
Balance $0.00 $927.00 $0.00
Current 0 0 0
Delinquent 0 1 0
Other 0 0 0
COLLECTIONS
Experian® Equifax® TransUnion®
Count 2 1 2
Balance $1,054.00 $718.00 $1,645.00
Current 0 0 0
Delinquent 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
ALL ACCOUNTS
Experian® Equifax® TransUnion®
Count 11 8 9
Balance $4,303.00 $3,967.00 $3,967.00
Current 1 0 1
Delinquent 0 3 1
Other 3 0 0
Public Records:
SMALL CLAIMS JUDGMENT
Date Filed 2/1/2008 2/1/2008
Court FREMONT MUNICIPAL COUR Small Claims
Plaintiff AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SVCS
Liability $2,043.00 $2,043.00
Asset Amount
Account History
EOS CCA
Account Type Collection Department / Agency / Attorney Collection Account Collection Account
Balance $718.00 $718.00 $718.00
Date Opened 12/1/2009 12/1/2009 12/15/2009
Account Status Closed Open
Past Due $718.00
Payment Status Seriously past due date / assigned to attorney, collection agency, or credit grantor’s internal collection department
Unpaid Collection account
Terms 1 Month
Comments Account in disputereported by subscriber Unpaid
Account information disputed by consumer
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2009 2010 2011
Potentially Negative Potentially Negative Closed
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD
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MIDLAND CREDIT MGMT
Account Type Debt Purchase Open Account Collection Account
Balance $927.00 $927.00 $927.00
Date Opened 9/1/2010 9/1/2010 9/22/2010
Account Status Closed Open
Past Due $927.00 $927.00
Payment Status Seriously past due date / assigned to attorney, collection agency, or credit grantor’s internal collection department
At least 120 days or more than four payments past due
Collection account
High Balance $927.00
Terms 1 Month
Comments COLLECTION ACCOUNT Placed for collection
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2009 2010 2011
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN
KD KD KD OK OK OK OK OK
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CAP ONE
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Credit Card Revolving account
Balance $0.00 $0.00
Date Opened 9/1/2005 9/15/2005
Account Status Closed Closed
Past Due $0.00 $0.00
Payment Status Charge-off Charged off as bad debt
High Balance $724.00
Limit $200.00 $200.00
Terms Revolving
Comments Transferred to another lender or claim purchased
Purchased by another lender
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2008 2009 2010
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD OK
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CCS/FIRST SAVINGS BANK
No Data Returned
Potentially Negative Closed
Potentially Negative Closed
Account Type Credit Card Revolving or Option
Balance $498.00 $0.00
Date Opened 9/1/2005 9/1/2005
Account Status Closed
Past Due $498.00
Payment Status Charge-off
Bad debt & placed for collection & skip
High Balance $200.00
Limit $300.00
Terms Revolving
Comments CONSUMER SAYS ACCT. IS RESPONSIBILITY OF SEPARATED OR DIVORCED SPOUSE ACCOUNT TRANSFERRED OR SOLD
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2008 2009 2010
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD
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ECMC CA
No Data Returned For This Bureau
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Installment account
Balance $0.00
Date Opened 10/31/2008
Account Status Closed
Payment Status Payment after charge off / collection
High Balance $1,038.00
Terms 1 X
Comments Paid collection
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
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FBCS
No Data Returned For This Bureau
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Collection Department / Agency / Attorney
Balance $336.00
Date Opened 2/1/2011
Account Status Closed
Past Due $336.00
Payment Status Seriously past due date / assigned to attorney, collection agency, or credit grantor’s internal collection department
Terms 1 Month
Potentially Negative Closed
Potentially Negative Closed
Potentially Negative Closed
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2009 2010 2011
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR KD
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FIRST SVG CC
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Revolving or Option Revolving account
Balance $498.00 $498.00
Date Opened 9/1/2005 9/11/2005
Account Status Closed
Mo. Payment $498.00
Past Due $498.00 $498.00
Payment Status Bad debt & placed for collection & skip
Charged off as bad debt
High Balance $498.00 $542.00
Limit $300.00
Comments CONSUMER SAYS ACCT. IS RESPONSIBILITY OF SEPARATED OR DIVORCED SPOUSE CHARGED OFF ACCOUNT
Profit and loss writeoff
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2008 2009 2010
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP KD KD KD KD KD KD OK KD KD OK KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD
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HSBC BANK
No Data Returned For This Bureau
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Revolving account
Balance $0.00
Date Opened 7/31/2006
Account Status Closed
Past Due $0.00
Payment Status Payment after charge off / collection
High Balance $710.00
Comments Dispute resolved; customer disagrees
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
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SALLIE MAE
Potentially Negative Closed
Account Type Education Loan Installment Installment account
Balance $0.00 $0.00
Date Opened 8/1/2003 8/1/2003 8/6/2003
Account Status Closed Closed
Mo. Payment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Past Due $0.00 $0.00
PaymentStatusClaim filed with government for insured portion of balance on loan
At least 120 days or more than four payments past due 120 days past due
High Balance $2,625.00 $2,625.00
Terms 49 Months 49 Months
Comments DEFAULTED LOAN – CLAIM FILED AGAINST GUARANTOR BALANCE PAID OR BEING PAID BY INSURANCE COMPANY
Debt being paid through insurance
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2008 2009 2010
NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT OK KD OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
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SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL S
Account Type Note Loan Installment Installment account
Balance $1,824.00 $1,824.00 $1,824.00
Date Opened 7/1/2007 7/1/2007 7/20/2007
Account Status Closed Closed
Mo. Payment $116.00 $116.00
Past Due $1,824.00 $1,824.00 $1,824.00
Payment Status Charge-off
Bad debt & placed for collection & skip
Charged off as bad debt
High Balance $2,244.00 $1,824.00
Terms 24 Months 24 X
Comments CHARGED OFF ACCOUNT Profit and loss writeoff
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2009 2010 2011
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD OK OK KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD OK OK OK
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EDUCATION CREDIT MAN
No Data Returned For This Bureau
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Installment
Date Opened 1/1/0001
Payment Status At least 120 days or more than four payments past due
High Balance $1,038.00
Comments PAID COLLECTION
STUDENT LOAN
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2008 2009 2010
NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTOK120120120120120120120120OK120120120120120OKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOK
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HSBC BANK
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Credit Card Revolving or Option
Date Opened 7/1/2006 7/1/2006
Account Status Closed
Payment Status Account transferred to another office
Bad debt & placed for collection & skip
High Balance $300.00
Terms Revolving
Account in disputereported by subscriber CONSUMER SAYS ACCT. IS RESPONSIBILITY OF SEPARATED OR DIVORCED SPOUSE
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2008 2009 2010
NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT ND ND ND ND ND KD ND ND OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
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SALLIE MAE
No Data Returned For This Bureau
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Education Loan
Date Opened 8/1/2003
Account Status Closed
Payment Status Account transferred to another office
Comments Transferred to another lender or claim purchased
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2002 2003 2004
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
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ECMC
No Data Returned For This Bureau
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Education Loan
Date Opened 10/1/2008
Account Status Closed
Payment Status Paid, was a collection account, insurance claim or government claim or was terminated for default
Terms 1 Month
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2008 2009 2010
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR KD
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SALLIE MAE SERVICING
No Data Returned For This Bureau
Account Type Education Loan Installment account
Balance $0.00
Date Opened 2/1/2004 2/6/2004
Account Status Closed Closed
Past Due $0.00
Payment Status Account transferred to another office
Paid or paying as agreed
High Balance $2,625.00
Comments Student loan – payment deferred Transferred to another lender
24 MONTH PAYMENT HISTORY 2002 2003 2004
JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAYOK OK OK