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Monday, March 2, 2009

Repossession on Credit Report

By Justin Hutto

Having a repossession on your credit report is very damaging. It is a severe mark that will cause you to pay big down payments and outrageous interest rates.

It will remain on your report for seven years. Additionally it will make it difficult to be approved for any new lines of credit.

However you can remove this mark from your credit report. First let us explain how the repossession procedure works.

First, when your car is repossessed it can be resold. You will be responsible for repaying any loss the lender takes. If you are found responsible, you will be sued and a deficiency judgment will be placed against you.

The repossession will be reported on your credit by the lender as well as the deficiency judgment if you have one. If you have either one of these marks on your credit, future lines of credit will be next to impossible to get.

To remove a repossession; we suggest you wait until the car is re-sold. Additionally wait to see if you are sued for any damages or loss by the lender.

Then send a dispute letter to the bureaus to dispute the repossession on your report.

In this letter you must provide an explanation as to why the mark is inaccurate. You can write this letter or hire a service to do it on your behalf.

The bureaus will conduct an investigation into the listing once the letter is received. The lender will be contacted and will be asked to verify that the account is yours, the reported dates, and the balance.

We advise waiting until the lender receives some type of payment. If some form of payment has been received, the lender is much less likely to spend the time or money verifying the item with the bureaus. In addition, an item must be removed from your credit report that is not verified.

If you have a deficiency judgment you should dispute this mark too. There are rumors that the bureaus do not check public records when investigating a mark. That is where the bureau would find verification of a deficiency judgment.

In summing up, repossessions are removed from credit reports every day. You do not have to feel embarrassed or pay high interest rates every time your credit is run.

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