My score came out to be 604. Earlier in the year it was mid to upper 600s even with the Judgment.
The two biggest items I had any control over were a Judgment and the fact that my sears card was above the limit.
It was actually pretty easy to get the judgment vacated. I reminded the collector that I had paid them before they got the default judgement. The atty had it vacated with the courts and I called experian (only one my FCU pulls) and told them it was vacated. I tried the online dispute to no avail. The phone call and giving the operator the direct line to the court did the trick. She called to verify while I was on hold and took care of it. So the judgment is gone.
I paid my sears card down to $1200 (3400) limit.
I noticed a couple of double pulls. My FCU did two within 24hrs. A mortage company did two within a couple days. I was able to have them reduced to a single pull for each while on the phone with experian.
I have a paid collection from a ticket. I deployed after recieving it on a family road trip and my wife thought she paid it but had not. I will contact the court and collector to see if I can get it removed.
So as it was before (Changes)
Judgement 04/05/07 $4705 (Not on Exp anymore)
Collection 05/05/08 $291 (?)
SEARS/CBSD Opened 8/1/2006 Balance 10/09 $4,100.00 $3400 limit. No lates (Now $1200 balance)
FCU Loan Opened 8/1/2009 $2508 borrowed $2,423.00 Balance No lates (now $2000)
FCU Loan Opened1/1/2008 $6000 borrowed $3680 Balance No lates (now $3200)
Visa (old) 1/1/1994 Paid/Closed 800 limit.
FCU Loan Opened 11/1/2000 $15,000 borrowed Paid off 2 60 day late.
FCU Loan Opened 2/1/2005 $4,541 borrowed Paid off 180 day late (bought mom a wheelchair van instead.. bad accident).
Hard pulls
Mortage Co 1/8/2008
2nd Mortaged Co 4/14/2009
2nd Mortgage Co 4/12/2009 (removed)
FCU 10/20/2009 (other pull not on this report but is removed)
Townhome Rental co. 9/25/2009
New Hard pull not on report
Auto Financer 11/8/2009