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Common Questions and Answers on ling for a Dispute
Here are some likely questions and answers you may have regarding filing for a dispute.
Please do not hesitate to seek expert advice for anything that seems unclear to you. Here you
go:
. Wait, will the dispute not hurt my credit?
No, filing disputes do not affect consumers'
credit. However, if there is any change due . Can I dispute multiple items at the same
to a dispute, then your score could also time?
change, but disputes generally do not Yes, you can dispute more than one item
affect your score. at the same time in the same dispute
letter. However, you can dispute errors
. Should I send the dispute letter using a or mistakes with the three major credit
certified email? bureaus. It is important to mention that
You don't have to send a dispute letter via you can expect that the other two will
rectify the same if you dispute with one
certified mail. It's good to do so if you try of the three bureaus.
to use the 30 day Rule against the bureaus
or creditors because it's time-stamped. . How many dispute letters can I send at
Other than that, you can send a dispute once?
letter through regular mail, and it will be Ideally, you can send as many as needed
fine. dispute letters so long you can provide
different reasons and evidence for each.
. Which is better, online or mail?
. How many times can you dispute the
Mail is better. However, you can also same charge?
According to Chi Chi Wu, an attorney in
dispute online or through the telephone. National Consumer Law, there are no
limits to how many times a consumer
. How do I know if the report changes? can dispute an item on their reports.
If there is a change in your report, the
credit report agencies will update the new
information as necessary.
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