| I Need Help With Making My Credit Score Better Posted: 13 Jul 2022 12:43 PM PDT Question: Dear Steve, I need help with my credit history and payments. I contacted the credit collection companies and started paying on some outstanding accounts. How can I get my credit fixed and remove these accounts to be able to raise my credit score? Sonia Answer: Dear Sonia, This recent podcast talks specifically about how ... Read more |
| I’m a Disabled Vet Who Got Scammed and Now Owe a Lot of Debt Posted: 13 Jul 2022 12:35 PM PDT Question: Dear Steve, I am a 75-year-old disabled vet. When I retired, I sought ways to bolster my income, and I got scammed. Big Time. I still owe Chase and BoA credit cards a total of nearly $60K. If I have to sell retirement funds to pay them, my income will be a huge hit. ... Read more |
| Texas Woman Arrested For Credit Repair Through Illegal Means Posted: 13 Jul 2022 11:53 AM PDT A woman from Humble, Texas, was recently arrested by local police for using dubious police reports to get items removed from consumer credit reports. According to KHOU 11, Roekeicha Brisby is accused of fixing people’s credit through illegal means between November 2020 and March 2022. She’s charged with forgery and fraudulent use of identifying information, ... Read more |
| Congratulations for Being at a College You Didn’t Apply At. Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:56 PM PDT Surely you remember Woodie Allen’s famous observation: “I’d never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member.” That’s kind of like the situation with college admissions. Some schools are admitting new students even though they didn’t apply! A couple of companies have launched services that allow college shoppers to ... Read more |
| ACE Cash Express Sued by CFPB for Screwing Over Consumers Posted: 12 Jul 2022 08:22 AM PDT The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit today accusing payday lender ACE Cash Express of concealing free repayment plans from struggling borrowers. Because of ACE's illegal practices, individual borrowers paid hundreds or thousands of dollars in reborrowing fees, when they were in fact eligible for free repayment plans. These practices generated at least ... Read more |
| How to Best Deal With a Debt Collector or Debt Collection Agency – What Everyone Needs to Know Posted: 12 Jul 2022 03:00 AM PDT Listen to the Podcast You can subscribe to my podcast on any of these sites below. Easiest way to listen – Say “Hey Siri play Get Out of Debt Guy Podcast” or “Hey Alexa play Get Out of Debt Guy Podcast” Easiest way to subscribe – Say “Hey Siri... |
| CFPB Issues FCRA Opinion That Clarifies When Credit Reports Can be Accessed Posted: 11 Jul 2022 12:48 PM PDT The CFPB has issued an opinion to make it clear using information from credit reports to market debt relief services is off-limits. A. Background Consumer reporting agencies collect and assemble or evaluate information about, among other things, the credit, criminal, employment, and rental histories of hundreds of millions of Americans. They package this information into ... Read more |
| Tuition Answer Loans and Potentially Other Private Student Loans Might Not Be Collectible by Navient Posted: 11 Jul 2022 09:30 AM PDT Navient has had a loss in a lawsuit regarding Tuition Answer Loans. United States Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Strong has issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) saying “Navient is restrained and enjoined from taking any acts to collect on Tuition Answer Loans held by the Plaintiffs and the Putative Class Members, as the class is described ... Read more |
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