Disputing with Creditor

Discussion in 'Credit Talk' started by whyspers, Feb 3, 2002.

  1. whyspers

    whyspers Well-Known Member

    After disputing with the CRA, if it has come back verified twice, I have been going directly to the creditor. So far, not one has responded (although finally got satisfaction from GE Card Services via the telephone), so I have been following up with a 30 day letter, which I send certified and then if still no response after another 30 days, I send an estoppel letter certified. (Have actually only done the estoppel letter once...but this is the process I am using.) Am I doing this right? I am getting to the hard stuff now and want to optimize my chances on these last several entries. The way I see it, if I try twice to dispute with CRA, then try three times to get some response from the original creditor or CA, I'm ready to file a lawsuit to at least force some type of communication, right?

    It is just amazing to me that almost 100% of the negative entries I had, had some type of error in its reporting...even if the account was mine. What a racket they have going. The only thing I can't figure is how it benefits them not to clear something up that is so obviously inaccurate. Seems to me they get the same fees whether a person has good credit or bad, don't they?
     
  2. lbrown59

    lbrown59 Well-Known Member

    1/ I hate to say I told you so - but.

    2/It don't benefit them it benefits the creditor.

    3/ how do you know they aren't getting a kick back from the creditors?
     
  3. whyspers

    whyspers Well-Known Member

    But this really doesn't make much sense. If one applies for credit at a car dealership, seems to me that it is to the dealer's benefit that you have a good credit rating versus a bad one. Afterall....they ARE in the business of selling cars and they can't sell you one if you can't get financed.

    That is where I am having the problem....how does it benefit the CRA's to NOT clear up inaccurate data? I can't see how it should matter to them either way...aren't they just there to report the facts (hysterical laughter)? Why should they care what those facts are...seems to me they should just care more that they are accurate.
     
  4. lbrown59

    lbrown59 Well-Known Member

    The buyer does get financed but at a higher rate due to the false low score.The dealer still makes the sale so it don't affect him one way or the other.Here again it is the banker that benefits from the low score.
     
  5. lbrown59

    lbrown59 Well-Known Member

    Kick backs From creditors could make things matter to them a lot.
     

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