Potentially negative items in your report include information on any account that was not paid as agreed, including late payments, accounts that have been charged off or sent to collections and accounts settled for less than the full amount owed.
Bankruptcies are also considered negative and will appear in the public records section of your report. Experian doesn't make judgments about the information in your credit report, negative or otherwise. The list of potentially negative items is provided as a service to direct your attention to what Experian thinks lenders are likely to consider negative when reviewing your credit history. For example, if you have missed payments in the past, potential lenders and others viewing your credit report are likely to view this as a sign of risk.
Each source may report your information differently, which may result in variations of your name, address, Social Security number and so on. For example, if you sign one application with your middle initial and another without, both variations of your name may appear on your credit report. This is used for identification purposes only, so these variations will not have any impact on your credit score. Here are some examples of the types of personal information you'll see on your credit report:.
Accounts in a credit report include revolving credit accounts and installment loans. This information is reported to the credit bureaus by your creditors. Accounts in good standing reflect your creditors' reports that you have satisfactorily met the terms of your agreements with them and all payments have been made on time. Lenders are not required to report account information to the credit reporting companies.
Some lenders may choose to report to only one or two of the three major credit reporting companies Experian, TransUnion and Equifax , and some choose not to report to any. Therefore, it is possible to have an account that does not appear on your credit report. This section may also include up to two years of your monthly balances on an account if it has been reported by your creditor.
Here are some examples:. When an account becomes seriously past due, the creditor may decide to turn the account over to an internal collection department or sell the debt to a collection agency. Once an account is sold to a collection agency, the collection account can then be reported as a separate account on your credit report.
Collection accounts have a significant negative impact on your credit scores. Here's how collection accounts will appear on your report:. Bankruptcy is the only public record that will appear on your credit history. Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding under which a person is provided relief from debts they are unable to pay. There are two primary forms of bankruptcy filed by consumers: Chapter 7 and Chapter They are called "chapters" because they are defined by chapters in the bankruptcy law.
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy , you do not repay any of the debt owed. Under Chapter 13 bankruptcy , you are responsible for paying back a portion of the debts that you owe through a debt repayment plan.
If your report contains public records, the Public Records section includes items from courts that Experian may have obtained through LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc. When applying for credit or financing, or as a result of a collection attempt, a hard inquiry may appear on your credit report. Hard inquiries stay on your credit report for two years. Soft inquiries are usually initiated by others, such as companies making promotional offers of credit or your lender conducting periodic reviews of your existing credit accounts.
Soft inquiries also occur when you check your own credit report or when you use credit monitoring services from companies like Experian. These inquiries do not impact your credit score. Soft inquiries are not disputable but are available here for reference. Inquiries are not currently disputable online through the Dispute Center.
If you believe an inquiry is the result of identity theft, the inquiry can be disputed by phone with the help of an Experian Specialist. You can find the support number at Experian's Dispute Center. Here's how inquiries will appear on your credit report:. By law, Experian cannot disclose certain medical information relating to physical, mental or behavioral health or condition. And while we do not collect or display medical information as part of your credit history, you may see the name of a medical provider listed as the original creditor on a collection agency account such as "Cancer Center".
Although you can see the name of the original creditor that the collection debt was purchased from, it will display to your lenders and others viewing your credit report simply as "medical payment data. Keep your account balances low and only apply for new credit that you need. And think twice before you ignore the problem.
Sometimes all you can do is wait. If you have a derogatory mark on your credit reports, it will remain there for several years and can damage your scores. But you can be proactive about making healthy credit moves. It takes time. Check your credit reports regularly, question and dispute errors on the reports , start rebuilding your credit and then let time take care of those derogatory marks. Read this post in Spanish.
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Her favorite topics include maximizing credit card rewards and budgeting. Wh… Read more. An account payment that is past due. An account in collections or charge-off. After a creditor has charged off the account, it can sell it to a third-party collections agency. Late payments are usually grouped in a range of days according to how late they are. For example, 30 days late, 60 days late, or 90 days late.
Factors considered when calculating the credit score include the number of trade lines, types of trade lines, lengths of open accounts, and payment history.
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