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Posts Tagged ‘ late ’

Transferred/closed student loan history still affects credit scores

  • May 23rd, 2013
  • Posted in Credit Reports . Credit Scores . Featured . Life Events

Dear Experian, I recently filed a dispute to get the status of my federal student loans changed. They were reported as delinquent because of missed payments. However there was a forbearance put on the account, and after the dispute, the status was updated to transferred/closed. Should my score improve with this update? - CMW[ READ MORE ]

Creditors not required to notify you before reporting delinquency

  • February 13th, 2013
  • Posted in Credit Reports . Featured

Dear Experian, Do creditors have any obligation to notify you directly of an impending report of a late payment other than a monthly statement? - BNF[ READ MORE ]

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