|
Highlight
then Click Your Question to See the Answer:
1.
How
Much Do You Charge?
Your initial fee of $325 is due upon sign-up. Your monthly membership fee of
$59.95 and is 'month by month' and will be automatically drafted each month.
(Fees are 'per person')
5
Go Back to The Top
2.
Do
You Provide A Warranty?
YES!
To view the warranty details,
Click
Here.
5
Go Back to The Top
3.
How
Long Will I Need To Pay Your Organization?
As long as you wish. Most members
begin to see improvement in their credit scores within the first 3-6 months. You
should count on 12-16 months before your scores are where you want them to be.
Our newsletter and educational materials will be sent as long as your payments
remain current, regardless if you use the additional free Score Monitoring
Service. This will keep you informed on matters that affect your credit
score - even if we are not monitoring your scores.
5
Go Back to The Top
4.
How
Long Will The Process Take?
Most members begin to see improvement in their credit scores within the first
3-6 months. You should count on 12-16 months before your scores are where you
want them to be.
We
have a member in Georgia who’s scores have gone up over 160 points on two of
the three bureaus. The other bureau had an increase of over 50 points. This
happened in less than 7 months.
Keep in mind, if you do something counterproductive to
our efforts such as acquire new collection accounts, late payments, inquiries
etc, your progress will be much slower.
Your results and experience may vary.
5
Go Back to The Top
5.
What
Do You Do?
Like most credit bureaus, we provide lenders with information on consumers in our database to assist them in the decision making process required to extend credit.
We also help consumers stay informed on issues relating to credit ratings,
credit reporting and credit scores. We provide members with the education, tools and assistance required to monitor and improve your credit scores.
5
Go Back to The Top
6.
How
Do You Repair Bad Credit?
By
avoiding it to begin with! Pay all debts on time, and pay them off if
possible. Again,
we are not a credit repair company. Our
free Credit Score Monitoring Program entails a simple three-step process
designed to help you raise your scores. If
adhered to, this process will dramatically reduce the length of time normally
required to improve credit scores, and be educated on the steps needed to
maintain high scores. This
three-step process is a “lather, rinse, repeat” cycle that will be
replicated until you are satisfied with the results.
Step
1:
The first step is to obtain credit reports (with scores) from the three
major bureaus (Experian, Equifax and Trans Union) and forward them to our Member
Service Center. Make sure the
scores are Fico® Beacon® and Empirica® scores as these are the scores used by
most lenders. If you’re not sure
how to obtain these reports, contact us.
Step
2:
Once these reports are received, we will compile and send you our
exclusive credit report as well as a detailed Credit Score Analysis outlining
the factors currently affecting your scores.
Step
3:
We will then initiate analysis and investigation (your help
detailing items that are not accurate is required) into
the factors that are affecting your scores.
This process also ensures the information we have on you in our database
is accurate. Your assistance is
required to let us know what items are not accurate and/or provide documents
needed to follow up with lenders.
“Lather,
Rinse, Repeat” (Repeat steps 1
– 3)
*
Step one is repeated every 60-90 days after which we will send you another
credit report or analysis containing a detailed comparison of your old scores
with your new scores as well the factors affecting your scores.
The results of our score monitoring process are reported back to the
subscriber and member and the process is repeated until the analysis and
investigation is completed resulting in improved scores.
5
Go Back to The Top
7.
Do
I Need To Pay My Unpaid Debts/Collections/Judgments?
Yes! You should pay all
of your debts. If an entry on
your credit has a balance and
is removed from your credit report it
will normally be reported again once the creditor transfers data to the credit
bureaus. If the balance has been paid or settled,
there is no reason for the
creditor to continue reporting the account and the entry will usually remain off
of the reports.
Tradelines may remain on your credit 7 years from the date of last
activity. Public records such as judgments and tax liens may remain for up
to 10 years. This
does not
mean we cannot help you improve your scores while you are negotiating,
settling or paying off your debts.
It also does not mean
they will stay there for 7-10 years - only accurate information remains. It simply means it may take more time to
raise your scores. If you wait until you are ready to buy a home or automobile to work on
improving your credit scores, you will probably be disappointed by rejection or
denial
of credit based on low
scores.
5
Go Back to The Top
8.
Why
Must I Pay Only Through Credit Card Or Checking Draft?
Billing can be a costly endeavor for any company due to the fast paced lifestyle
and the difficulty involved in contacting most consumers. In order to keep our
program costs affordable we have simplified the billing process for you by
automatically drafting your fees on the dates you have agreed to
pay.
Since the majority of banks do
not allow a debit against a savings account, we do not accept savings accounts
as a form of automatic payment.
5
Go Back to The Top
9.
What Should I Expect When I Become a New Member? 5
Go Back to The Top
- Within seven (7) days of becoming a member,
you should receive a welcome call from Member Services with instructions and
specific methods to implement, which we
believe will raise your credit scores.
- A monthly educational newsletter
will
be sent by email giving you
professional strategies and tips to help you become and remain financially
stable.
- You will automatically be eligible for our
Free Score Monitoring Program. Our member service center will assign a field
investigator to you. They will open an investigation into your credit
reports. This is to insure the data we have compiled on you is accurate and
verifiable.
- Once we receive your initial credit reports,
You will receive an itemized credit report from Citizens Credit Bureau
giving you details on the items reflected in your reports that are having an
adverse impact on your scores.
- You will also receive a twelve (12) page fico
analysis report. This is a comprehensive report which includes pie charts
and graphs, showing you why your scores are at the level they are. This
report will normally come to you within 14-21 days after your initial
itemized credit report from us. To receive this report, you must
supply/obtain a credit report with scores (and score reason codes).
- At this time you will have the opportunity to
advise us of all items contained in those reports that are erroneous,
inaccurate or unverifiable. We will advise you which items our field
investigators are currently researching and what the outcome of the research
indicates. In other words we will tell you your beginning scores in
comparison to your current scores. We will also show you what changes have
been made to your report.
- These reports will come to you in 90-day
cycles, corresponding with each new set of reports we receive from you. Our
member Service Center will help you obtain them.
- You
should expect to cooperate with Member Services and follow all instructions
given to you in a timely manner. You should communicate with us on a
regular basis.
5 Go
Back to The Top
|