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Credit Repair MythBusters: What Credit Bureaus DON’T Want You To Know

By: Daniel Rosen Last updated: April 24, 2024

When in doubt, follow the money. What do I mean by that, and what does this have to do with you?

Well, if you’ve been paying attention to what’s going on in credit repair, then you probably already know there are a lot of false claims floating around about what credit repair is, what it isn’t, and what’s true under the law.

These rumors are usually false and meant to keep the money flowing to the Banks and Bureaus, while they keep scaring consumers and discouraging credit repair entrepreneurs from helping clients take charge of their own lives, once and for all. 

So today, I’m breaking down the top credit repair myths. 

How do some of these myths get started?

 

The 3 Credit Bureaus take in billions of dollars a year in revenue. And this means that legitimate, hard-working Credit Heroes can put a serious wrench in those Bureaus and Banks and their money-making schemes. 

So when you hear a bunch of negative or misleading buzz about the credit repair industry, the first thing you should always do is follow the money trail back to the source –– which is the Banks and Credit Bureaus. 

And then ask yourself, “What’s in it for them?”

Well, the answer is: They hate credit repair because credit repair costs them a lot of money!  They have to hire a lot of people to clean up all the errors that we point out.  So a lot of those articles you read online are sponsored by them. 

  • So here’s Myth #1: Credit repair companies are a scam.

Credit Bureaus say that paying a credit repair company doesn’t work and it’s all a scam. The Bureaus and the Federal Trade Commission tell people that there’s nothing credit repair companies can do that anyone can’t do themselves. Of course, anyone can gather all of the necessary information, write to the Bureaus, and request the removal of any items they think are errors. 

But hold on –– isn’t that true about everything?

You can do your own taxes and you can cut your own hair.  You can do your own gardening; So why wouldn’t hiring a tax preparer or a barber or a gardener be called a scam? 

This is because they want to smear hard-working credit repair business owners who are making a difference for their clients and changing a ton of lives. Successful credit repair companies mean fewer dollars for the banking industry and the bureaus.

Of course, not all credit repair companies are created equal, but legitimate and well-respected businesses do exist. I know, because THOUSANDS of Credit Heroes are using Credit Repair Cloud software to make their businesses a success!

  • Myth #2: You won’t see improvements in your credit score for a very long time.

Change isn’t going to happen overnight, but it happens faster than most people think. Credit Bureaus will generally make marks to credit scores every 30 days, and hard inquiries are reported soon after they occur. In fact, if you check out our Facebook community, you’ll see our Credit Heroes getting FAST deletions constantly when they apply our expert strategies -- and you’ll see for yourself how their clients’ scores rise higher and higher. 

  • Myth #3: Negative items can be added back to your credit report.

Now, you may have heard that credit bureaus can add negative items back on your clients’ credit reports after they’ve been removed because of a dispute. But here’s what you need to know: The only way that can happen following a dispute is if the Bureau finds out that a debt may actually be valid after the fact. But in most cases, items erased from credit reports will never reappear . Again, this is another example of false information.

  • Myth #4: This is something I’ve covered in my podcast because it’s important. There’s a misconception that credit reports are, for the most part, accurate. And that is not true.

Errors are more common than people realize. In fact, nearly 8 out of 10 consumers have errors on their credit reports that they may not even know about! 

Most people make it a habit to review their credit card statements monthly to ensure they recognize all charges. The same should be true for credit reports — because you never know what incorrect and damaging information could be affecting your clients’ credit scores. 

The first section of the report is where it lists all personal information. And so often, that’s where the first errors are. Basically, when lenders check your clients’ credit report to review an application for financial products, like credit cards and loans, and even apartments – If there is any inaccurate information on the credit report, this can jeopardize people’s approval rate and affect the terms they receive, including interest rates. As a Credit Hero, you need to know that you have a few tactics you can use to remove these errors. 

Check out my episode from earlier this month about credit repair hacks and disputing errors to find out exactly what to do. The link is in the show notes. Your clients will love you for it! 

And that’s it! It’s always better to know the facts so you can make the best decisions, right?

AND if you want to get certified in disputing and launch your very own credit repair business in just a couple of weeks, I invite you to join our Credit Hero Challenge!

It’s an amazing program that has helped tons of Credit Heroes get their first clients, get certified in disputing, and gain confidence in knowing they are launching their credit repair business on a solid foundation that allows them to grow and scale FAST! 

We’re starting again soon, so SIGN UP NOW at creditherochallenge.com!

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Transcript

Daniel Rosen  00:00

When in doubt, follow the money. So what do I mean by that? And what does this have to do with you? Well, if you have been paying attention to what's going on in credit repair, then you probably already know there are a whole lot of false claims floating around about what credit repair is, and what it isn't, and what's true under the law. Now, these rumors are usually false. And they are meant to keep the money flowing to the banks and the Bureau while they keep scaring customers and discouraging credit heroes from helping clients to take charge of their own lives once and for all. So today, I am going to break down the top four myths of credit repair, so you better stick around. 

So the big question is this, how can we take our passion for helping people with their credit and turn it into a successful business without taking loans without spending a fortune by bootstrapping it from nothing? So we can help the most people and still become highly profitable? That is the question, and this podcast will give you the answer. My name is Daniel Rosen, and welcome to Credit Repair Business Secrets.  Okay, before we jump in, if you are new to my podcast, be sure to click to subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a thing. And if you want me to hold you by the hand, as you launch your very own credit repair business, go to creditherochallenge.com, where I will walk you through the proven process that has created millionaires and changed 10s of 1000s of lives. That is creditherochallenge.com Oh, and one more thing, and I love this part. Every episode, I am featuring one of our Credit Heroes inside of our Credit Repair Cloud Facebook community so that you can see firsthand what real people are doing as they launch and grow their credit repair business. And today's spotlight is on Ruth Sellers. Ruth says giving back to my home church was one of my goals when I first started my business, and I was able to do so before even reaching my one-year mark, keep working, keep striving. And this story is exactly why we are doing this. And it's exactly why we are all in this together so that we can change the lives of the people all around us while we reach our own goals. So when you've done something good for your community or changed your clients’ lives, don't forget to tell us about it. In our amazing Credit Repair Cloud community. It's a place where everyone goes to share tips to get advice and to tell their success stories. We are so lucky to have 1000s of members at every stage of the game for beginners to pro to millionaires and way beyond. And it's all about lifting each other up altogether.  

Okay, so let's get into this. The three credit bureaus, take in billions and billions and billions of dollars a year in revenue. And this means that legitimate, hard-working Credit Heroes can put a serious wrench into those bureaus and banks and their money-making schemes. So when you hear a bunch of negative or misleading buzz about the credit repair industry, the first thing that you should always do is follow the money trail back to the source, which is usually the banks and the credit bureaus. And then ask yourself, What's in it for them? Well, the answer is they hate credit repair because credit repair costs them a whole tonne of money because they have to hire a lot of people to clean up all of those errors that we point out. And so a lot of those articles that you read online, are sponsored by them.  

So here's myth number one, credit repair companies are a scam. Okay, credit bureaus. They say that paying a credit repair company doesn't work. And it's all a scam, the Bureaus, and the Federal Trade Commission. They tell people that there is nothing that credit repair companies can do that anyone can do for themselves. And yes, of course, anyone can gather all the necessary information they can write to the bureau's and they can request removal of any items that they think are errors, but hold on. Isn't that true about everything? You can do your own taxes, and you can cut your own hair and you can do your own gardening. So why wouldn't hiring a tax preparer or a barber or a gardener be called a scam? This is because they want to smear hard-working credit repair business owners who are making a difference for their clients and changing a tonne of lives. Successful credit repair companies mean fewer dollars for the banking industry and the bureaus. Of course, not all credit repair companies are created equal, but legitimate and well-respected businesses, do exist. I know because 1000s of Credit Heroes are using Credit Repair Cloud software to power their businesses and to make them a success.  

So now let's move on to Myth number two, you won't see improvements to your credit score for a long time. Okay, change isn't going to happen overnight. But it does happen way faster than most people think. Credit bureaus will generally update the credit scores every 30 days, and the hard inquiries are reported as soon as they occur. In fact, if you check out our Facebook community, you will see that our Credit Heroes are getting fast deletions constantly when they apply our expert’s strategies, and you'll see for yourself how their client’s scores keep climbing higher and higher.  

Okay, let's move on to Myth number three negative items that can be added back to your credit report. Now you may have heard that credit bureaus can add negative items back onto your credit report after they've been removed from a dispute. But in most cases, items erased from credit reports will never reappear again. So this is another example of false information.  

 

And finally, myth number four. And this is something that I've covered in my podcast before because it's very important. There is a misconception that credit reports are for the most part, mostly accurate, and that is not true. Errors are more common than people realize. In fact, nearly 8 out of 10 consumers have an error on their credit reports, and they may not even know about it. See most people make it a habit to review their credit card statements monthly to ensure that they recognize all the charges. And the very same should be true for your credit report because you never know what incorrect and damaging information could be affecting your credit scores. Now the first section of the report is where it lists all the personal information. And so often, that is where the first errors are. So basically, when lenders check your client's credit report to review an application for financial products like credit cards and loans, and even apartments, if there is any inaccurate information on the credit report. This can jeopardize your approval rate, and affect the terms that you receive, as well as your interest rates. And as a Credit Hero, you need to know that you have a few tactics that you can use to remove those errors. Check out my episode from earlier this month. It's all about credit repair hacks and disputing errors. And in that episode, you'll find out exactly what to do. The link is in the show notes for this podcast. And if you apply those strategies, your clients will love you for it. 

And that's it for today. It is always better to know the facts so that you can make the best decisions, right. And if you'd like to learn more about launching your own credit repair business, I'd like to invite you to my free training, where I'm going to show you exactly what it takes to get started with your very own credit repair business. And the best part is, this training is absolutely free. You can gain access to it right now at no cost at creditrepaircloud.com/freetraining. And if you're finding value in the things that I'm sharing on this podcast, be sure to click to subscribe. And if you have a question or a comment, leave it below because I read each and every one of them. And if you want to do something nice for me, rate me and give me a review. Give me a thumbs up because my goal is to reach and change as many lives as possible. And I will see you in the next episode. And until then be a Credit Hero and keep changing lives.  

Want to fast track to creating an amazing business that helps people change lives and makes you a great living in the process. Then I'd like to invite you to my free online training at creditrepaircloud.com/freetraining. In this free training, you will learn how to get clients willing to pay you even if you're just starting out how to get easy credit repair results without being an expert and how to get all the clients you'll ever need without paying for advertising. Again, this training is absolutely free. Just visit creditrepaircloud.com/free training

 

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