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Your credit report is a snapshot of your credit history. It is a file recorded and maintained by credit reporting agencies such as Equifax Canada and Trans Union. Your report is created when your borrow money or are issued any type of credit card from banks, credit unions, retailers and finance companies. Among other things, how you repay these loans/cards with these institutions is reported regularly to the credit reporting agencies.

Your Credit Score

Did you know that a good credit score is your ticket to a good life? A good credit score is your key to buying any large ticket item, getting insurance or even getting a new job. The sad fact is that many people either don’t bother to check their credit report for mistakes. They just assume that it is ok because they always pay bills on time and don’t have any credit card debt.

In today’s world you need to ensure that you work on having good credit. Having bad credit will make getting loans, applying for credit cards, and even finding a home to rent (some landlords do credit checks) very difficult. Even though your credit score is very important, some people do have situations that arise where they end up defaulting on debt or missing payments. Especially in a recessionary period, it is not unusual for someone who usually has good credit to be forced into a period of bad credit. For these people, it is important to repair your credit report.

Credit report disputing is the easiest and effective way to begin repairing your credit yourself!

It’s very easy to do. You need only some time, not very much. You can usually get a few letters typed per night and mailed. Especially with the pre-typed letters you’ll find on some of the better written credit repair manual you find online. It’s almost as easy as plug your information and mail it out. Don’t take me wrong. It should be a well written professional looking letter. These letters usually reference your account and what is wrongfully reported. Again, well written and professional is the key.

This is a hot topic today.  We live in a fast moving, fast living and ever more gadget orientated world.  Gone are the days of dressing up to go and see the bank manager, having a discussion about your account and that was it for another year.  Now we all buy online, all the time and want instant access to get it.  This is why credit report monitoring is all the rage.  The problem is, just what is it?  What is on it? Who has it? How does it affect me?