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Can you all please give me guidance on my plan of attack 😢
Theirmomma posted a topic in Credit Forum,
First thank you for all the knowledge posted here, I have followed CB off and on for over 10 years.
So here is me current credit Pic and I don't know what approach to take... except getting credit one and the AT&T charge offs removed.
Once I receive me new unsecured Cap 1 I'm hoping that gives me a score bump because I really don't have any open accounts as you can see. Discover said no to their secured card 😢 I have been a member of NFCU since 97 but my account is dormant just need to deposit money in savings to make active. But I was thinking I need to wait until I clean up my TU and bring scores up before trying for their secured card.
I'm assuming the student loans are hurting me but didn't want to contact them until I got better guidance from you all.
I could desperately use some guidance from you all
Fico 8 eports & scores as of March 10
Experian 558
Citibank AU $6500 limit $4977 =76% usage - 9 years old never late - I disputed this account due to usage being high and it was removed- no change to my score
Belk AU $9000 limit $1666 balance = 20% usage- 20 years old never late
Care Credit AU$4000 limit $0 -no usage - 8 years old never late
Sears - closed AU no negatives
CarMax paid closed $19,117 -opened 4/14 closed 7/15
Acendium student loan 44 lates CO $2872 updated 8/16
EDSOUTH student loan 10 lates CO $1750 account transferred to another office last update 8/16
EDU SERV OF AMER student loan CO $1984 account transferred to another office last update 12/14
FED LOAN SERV- closed exceptional payment history 5/15
GLESI/ Bank of America -closed exceptional payment history 2/12
US DEPT ED/ GSLI closed CO $1017 seriously past due last updated 2/20
US DEP OF EDU/ GSLI closed CO $2701 seriously past due updaye2/2020
Inquiries
Cap1 3/20 - unsecured card $300 limit in mail
Discover 3/20 - declined secured card
TU 509
Belk - same
Care credit - same
CreditOne -paid- closed unkown payment history -CO bad debt updated 1/17
Discover -same
Sears-same
NFCU AU- closed updated 5/23 $20k limit exceptional payment history
Carmax-same
All the same student loan info
Collection
AT&T Mobility $1206 collection opened 9/18 updated 2/20
Inquiries Cap 1
EQ 535
Citibank same
Belk- same
Care credit same
Creditone same
Discover same
NFCU SAME
CarMax same
Credit union atl $3803 CO auto- opened 4/11 CO 12/14 - consumer disputes
EDSOUTH GLESI SAME
EDUC SERV AMER same
FED LOAN SERV same
FED LOAN SERV same
US DEPT EDUC same
US DEPT EDUC same
Inquiries
Cap1 same-
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BofA - Max CL/Based on Income?
Rogue posted a topic in Credit Forum,
Well as most of us know, BofA if nothing else, is at least fairly generous with their soft pull CLI requests on a regular six month basis. It has also been well established that BofA has a de facto MAX aggregate unsecured credit card limit of $99.9K for most mortals, however IIRC both Hege and PotO have exceeded this.
So my question pertains to MAX aggregate BofA unsecured credit card limits in relation to total income so that we can set better/more realistic goals and expectations with BofA and not waste our efforts in pursuing limits beyond the BofA underwriting paradigm.
My aggregate limits are just a fraction below 50% of total income, so how far should we push this?
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Nurse told me I’m in collections. Is that a violation?
MrsMoneyBags posted a topic in Medical Billing & Medical Collections,
So my ob office just called me back because I had a health question. The nurse told me I was due for an ultrasound but that they can’t schedule it because I’m in collections for $234. First, I had no idea we were past due but I’m not happy my nurse and probably my ob have access to my financial info. I feel like this could impact my care. I get being deactivated and not being able to schedule because of being past due. But the billing office should be the only one who has that info. If I called in, the receptionist should be the one to say they can’t schedule me until I talk to billing. It feels like a violation of privacy for the nurse to know bc it could impact how they see me and thus, how they care for me. Are drs and nurses allowed to know the billing info?-
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Medical Collections Reporting Wrong
rcarteraz posted a topic in Medical Billing & Medical Collections,
Hello, I filed bankruptcy in 2016. Since then I haven't really done much to take care of my credit. Stupid, I know. The main issue I've had is running high balances but I recently pulled my credit reports to see if there was anything else going on. I found two medical collections on my report from after bankruptcy. However, I'm almost positive the services are from before my bankruptcy. For one of the accounts it reports on Experian as IIB with no balance but on Transunion it reports as active with a balance. I tried disputing it via credit karma but transunion came back saying it was accurate and now there's a note on it saying it meets FCRA (see attached image).
For the other account I'm almost positive it was also a service from before bankruptcy. What's the best process to go about confirming this info? Should I send a debt validation or dispute it with the CRAs? I worry that won't do anything because it didn't help with the other case.-
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Ali’s Credit Situation: please advise
Aliroth posted a topic in Credit Forum,
Hello, this is my first post. I’ve spent time reading some recommended posts from “start here” but some of it became a little confusing/overwhelming so hopefully I’ve read enough to make my first post.
I first used one of my free annual credit reports in 2016 through Experian and the following information was reported negatively:
1) 60 days late as of Oct 2013
status: paid, closed.
2) 60 days late as of Sept 2013
status: transferred, closed.
3) Debt collector date opened 9/2014
Status: past due
4) with an old bank account I had a few 30-day late months but was then current and it was never 60 days late. The last time I was late was Nov 2012. My account closed in 2014.
Status: paid, closed.
5) sent to collections
collections opened 8/2012
status: past due as of 2015
6) sent to collections
Collections opened 8/2013
Status: past due as of 2015
7) Past due as of 11/2012
8) past due 12/2012
9) paid in settlement. last reported 7/2014
10) paid in settlement. last reported 7/2014
11) paid in settlement. last reported 7/2014
12) as of June 2011: transferred, closed
I used Experian again in 2019 for an updated report. I likely need some help finding the updated information please. I printed my report in 2019 and it looks a lot different and it’s shorter.
my current credit score as of today is 672 according to Experian.
I met my figure husband in 2014 and he has helped me a bit but we don’t know all the right answers. He has a high credit score and since we’ve been married he’s added me as an additional signer on his two credit cards. We keep our usage of available credit low, usually around 10% and we pay in full every month. I believe this has helped my rating climb from in the 500s to where it is now.
QUESTION 1)
Now that my score is above 670, would it be helpful if I applied for my own credit card, and linked it to our bank account to pay in full every month, or do I get the exact same credit benefit form being added onto his cards?
QUESTION 2)
I read information on this form discussing the removal of old addresses. I have two old addresses on my account. I left both prior to 2014.
On this same topic I have 2 old phone numbers linked to my account.
I assume I need to keep all of my names (madden names, with and without middle initials Etc) but there’s one name listed for me as Alii not Ali, should that be removed too?
QUESTION 3)
I just looked at my free Annual report from Experian in 2019. Should I use one of the other 2 soon and see what those reports say?
QUESTION 4)
where should I go from here. How am I to begin repairing past credit? I’ve been solid the last half decade so moving forward things will be ok, i’m just still dealing with the past. Maybe all I can do is wait until enough time passes but I’d be grateful for any advice.
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Things I've seen today that tell me many don't have so much as $20 saved. 1. Saw a nice family today finally cleaning the inside of their car today. They were scraping it for change. Had a jar on the roof of car to place said change. 2. Neighbors discussing they are piss broke until a check comes to stimulate them. 3. Two neighbors approached me asking where would be a good spot within reasonable walking distance to hide their cars from the repo man. 4. Tenants having friends and family moving in. I guess splitting the rent 20 ways helps lower costs. I'm told apartment management is gonna start to fix this on Monday before it gets out of hand. Our leases have wording that deals with this. Moratoriums or not. I suspect, some obscure occupancy fire codes are gonna get used to send people packing. In other news, this social experiment we are all in right now has inspired me to prepare a nice eastern bloc meal for dinner. -
No issues with the length of the wires. I like the design a lot... I would never use 100% wireless earbuds like the ones that come with the newer iPhones, because I promise you if I dropped one on the floor of an airplane, that's where it would stay. 🤮 On the very longest flights I've taken in the recent past (London to San Diego and Dallas to Hong Kong) I've mainly had to use the McMuffins they give you in Business/First because I wanted to watch movies on the screen in front of my seat, which doesn't support wireless. When I slept on those international flights I put the earbuds in my ears and slept like a baby. Between, say, San Diego and Chicago (4ish hours) - or Miami (5+) - where I'm mostly using my iPad, they're also perfectly comfortable. They come with three different sizes of ear thingies (I think that's the technical term), which are easy to swap out. -
Thanks guys. CV some questions if you don’t mind. Do you find the wires running from the neckband to be a problem? How are they in general lengthwise? I really don’t want to be accidentally snatching things out of my ears or off my neck if I have to shove my hair out of the way. Most important how comfortable are they on those long flights? I’m with you on the sweaty egg McMuffin thing. I cant do muffs. I’m considering Bose QC30, Hearphones, Sennheiser Momentum 2 and IQBuds Max and looking for other products to add to the shortlist. I’ll probably end up playing the buy and return game a few times since everything is shut down. I don’t expect earmuff quality noise dampening or studio quality audio from a set of earbuds but I am willing to pay for a decent set with at least 3-4 hours battery life. The OIA next door has inadvertently drawn my attention back to just how bad my hearing issues are. The tinnitus is distracting enough but combined the hyperacusis I’ve been dealing with for the past few days thanks to his music blaring makes it impossible to concentrate, triggers horrible headaches, exhaustion and frankly turns me into a crazy psycho witch with a case of PMS X10,000,000. I need some kind of affordable relief for myself and the people around me. -
APPROVING BANK: Ally BUREAU PULLED: All 3 CREDIT SCORE: 732 SOFT PULL/HARD PULL: So HARD CUSTOMER STATE OF RESIDENCE: Cali NEW/USED: Used YEAR OF VEHICLE: 2018 MAKE: Honda MODEL: Accord Sport 2.0 T MILEAGE:15,000 FINANCE/LEASE: Finance PURCHASE PRICE: 25,714 AMOUNT OF LOAN:19000 TERM CONTRACTED: 72 Months APR/LEASE RATE: 3.9 MONTHLY PAYMENT: 298 -
People deferring their mortgage payments are making an unpleasant discovery: it can wreck your credit rating Poutine warning
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