How Dispute Letters Can Help You Fix Credit Report Errors

Michigan’s Experienced Credit Repair Lawyers Explain Everything About Credit Dispute Letters If you do not regularly take a look at your credit report, you may be shocked to find that you have credit report errors that decrease your … Continue reading
How To Save Money On Mortgage Loan Payments

How A Credit Repair Lawyer In Michigan Can Help You Save Money On Mortgage Payments Did you know that your monthly mortgage payments are affected by your credit score when you are trying to buy a house? Before … Continue reading
What To Do If You Got Denied For A Credit Card

Michigan’s Expert Credit Repair Lawyers Explain What To Do After A Denied Credit Card Application If you applied for a credit card and were denied, it could be for a number of reasons. Each credit card company has … Continue reading
Get Answers to your questions about credit repair, student loans and debt collection harassment NOW!!!!
Today, there is no need to wait for answers to your credit questions. Talk to a credit repair lawyer, now! Our law firm, Credit Repair Lawyers of America, has just released our app called Edit Your Credit. Its now available … Continue reading
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules to Combat Improper Debt Collection
Recent reporting by The Hill reveals that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed new changes to the ways that debt collectors may contact consumers. The proposed rule changes also limit litigation that Debt Collectors may initiate as well … Continue reading
Top 5 Ways to Handle Credit Issues During COVID-19
This week, 5.245 million new jobless claims were filed in the United States, which means that 22 million people have lost their jobs in the past month. In a few weeks, the unemployment rate has skyrocketed to nearly 18% due … Continue reading
How to know when you have been screwed out of that loan payment deferral promised to you by your lender
COVID 19 has affected everyone, including your creditors. However, many lenders, to be nice or to maintain good public relations, have offered to defer your mortgage payments or credit card debts, due to them from consumers such as you, for … Continue reading
Can Zombie Debt be killed once and for all?
Many Americans struggle to pay their bills and are forced to endure debt collector harassment on legitimate debt that by law are considered legitimate. However, what can be even worse, is that some creditors seek to enforce “Zombie Debt”, a … Continue reading
Can I still be garnished during this COVID-19 outbreak?

Even though the COVID-19 outbreak has brought life to a standstill for most Americans as the economy has ground to a halt, debt collectors continue to pursue wage garnishments against vulnerable Americans. Recent reporting by the Guardian reveals how far … Continue reading
We now offer Free Student Loan Consultations.
We are pleased to announced our purchase StudentLoanMedix.com. We can now fix your student loans. We offer free Student Loan Consultations. We can advise you if you are in the right repayment program and if you are delinquent or in … Continue reading
The Advantages of Using a Credit Repair Company for Michiganders with Bad Credit
More Michiganders are concerned about improving their credit scores than ever, and that’s a very good thing. Having a bad credit score can prevent you from getting a good interest rate on a loan. It can also cause you to … Continue reading
What Questions should Michigan Consumers ask a Credit Repair Law Firm before Hiring them?
Not all credit repair “law firms” are the same. It would be nice to think that any company that calls itself a “law firm” would be 100% trustworthy, but this is unfortunately NOT the case. There are well-known credit repair … Continue reading
How should Michigan Consumers Deal with Debt Collectors who try to Stop them from Getting Mortgages?
Michiganders who disagree with any part of an unpaid account that has gone to debt collections can and should file a dispute with the credit bureaus. Once reported, collection accounts can severely damage credit scores. So, if they are not … Continue reading
In Spite of Strict Regulations, Payday Lenders Continue to Prey on Michigan Consumers
There are reasons why payday loans are heavily regulated or banned entirely in most states. In Michigan, payday lending is heavily regulated, but the industry still causes a lot of problems in the Mitten State. Cash-strapped consumers living paycheck to … Continue reading
What Michigan Consumers should know about TransUnion’s Willful Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
The courts take violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) very seriously, especially when they are willful violations. Recently, a federal jury in California awarded $60 million in damages for willful FCRA violations allegedly committed by TransUnion. Related posts: … Continue reading
Top 4 Tips for Michigan Consumers who have had their Smart Phones Stolen by Identity Thieves
Smart identity thieves in Michigan know that most smart phones harbor a treasure trove of consumer data. If you’re like most Michiganders, you use your smart phone for communication, entertainment, and possibly transactions. It’s highly likely that you regularly check … Continue reading
Why Michigan Consumers may Want to Know about a Fraudulent Debt Relief Company under Investigation in Florida
Unfortunately, Michigan consumers are no strangers to fraud. Yearly statistics indicate that identity thieves and other types of scammers operate in the Great Lakes State. However, Michigan isn’t alone. Florida, for example, has certainly seen more than its share of … Continue reading
A Credit Card Guide for Michigan Consumers who want to Rebuild a Bad Credit Score
Michigan consumers who want to rebuild a bad credit score can use credit cards to help them reach their goals. They have to be careful though. For many Michiganders, credit cards are what got them in trouble with their credit … Continue reading
Michigan Consumers Beware: This Payday Loan Alternative may Actually be more Expensive
Payday loans have been bad news for a lot of Michigan consumers. Payday lenders prey on people who have bad credit or no credit and need money fast. Also, the interest rates attached to these loans are typically outrageous. In … Continue reading
Warning! Consumers should be on Guard against Letters and Phone Calls from Equity Experts!
Unfortunately, some debt collectors have been known to abuse their status and take a walk on the sleazy side, and it appears that Equity Experts is just this kind of debt collection agency. A number of consumer complaints have been … Continue reading
What Michigan Consumers Need to Know about Credit Scores and Car Loans
Michiganders really love their cars, and, apparently, so does the rest of the country. According to recent data, almost half of the adult population in the U.S. currently has auto loan debt. The fact that consumers have been buying cars … Continue reading
Tax Return Identity Theft
In recent years, there has been a large increase in tax refund fraud cases. Identity thieves file false tax returns using a victim’s social security number and personal information. Tax return information may appear legitimate, but the person filing it … Continue reading
SLEAZY DEBT COLLECTOR AWARD GOES TO EQUITY EXPERTS.

Equity Experts and its sleazy practices Equity Experts is a collection agency that focuses on collecting for condominium and homeowner associations. As a debt collector, its practices, in my opinion, fall far short of what a decent debt collector’s practices … Continue reading
WAS BANK OF AMERICA FORCED TO FORGIVE YOUR HOME EQUITY LOAN? THEY GOT THEIR REVENGE BY DAMAGING YOUR CREDIT!

In 2012, Bank of America reached a $16.65 billion settlement with the United States Department of Justice over its mortgage practices. If you had a home equity line of credit with Bank of America, you may have received a letter … Continue reading
Was your identity stolen by the recent Yahoo Hack?

Yahoo was recently hacked and millions of identities were stolen. Was yours? If you are a Yahoo user and are unsure of whether you are a victim of identity theft, here are some tips for you to minimize any potential … Continue reading
Are those unsolicited text messages bugging you? We can turn them into gold!

Have you received unwanted text messages on your cell phone? Those text messages may violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In plain English, we may be able to get you compensation of between $500 and $1,500 per text message … Continue reading
How to stop the debt collector – Grinch from contacting you during the holiday.

Picture this: A beautiful Christmas Eve with your family, a fire in the fireplace and Uncle Henry (everyone has one), doing his best to behave himself. Your home phone rings and it’s a debt collector. Or, you might be spinning … Continue reading
Is your Smartphone stealing your identity?

Most Americans own a Smartphone. We use Smartphones for everything from posting to social media to email and mobile banking. Some of our most personal and private information is accessed and sometimes stored on our Smartphones. While most Smartphones have … Continue reading
Prevent Identity Theft while Shopping

As we approach the biggest shopping day of the year, it is important to remember that it is also a big day for thieves to cash in on unsuspecting victims. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are big days for shoppers … Continue reading
IF A DEBT COLLECTOR WON’T STOP CALLING….YOU CAN RING HIS BELL UNDER THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.

Mr. Urbanski has filed a complaint in the US District Court for Middle District of Florida alleging that Enhanced Recovery has called him approximately 150 times on his cellphone. If Enhanced Recovery did not have Urbanski’ s permission to call … Continue reading
9th Circuit holds that Trustee is not a debt collector when foreclosing on a Deed of Trust

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal statute that protects consumers from debt collectors. But just when is a debt collector NOT a debt collector under the FDCPA? The Ninth Circuit recently held that a trustee, foreclosing on … Continue reading
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Spanovich for settling their case against BMO Harris

In a classic David v Goliath case, Mr. and Mrs. Spanovich sued BMO Harris Bank over a debt that was not their obligation. Despite having sent dispute letters to Experian, Equifax and Trans Union informing them that they no longer … Continue reading
How the new FTC Identity Theft Report works…or not

Identity theft is still one of the fastest growing problems in America. It’s not showing any signs of slowing down. As an identity theft attorney, I can tell you that most identity theft that we see happens with one family … Continue reading
Wells Fargo FINED $185 million for opening bogus accounts

We usually think of banks as conservative, upright corporate citizens simply doing their best to screw the public. Far fetched? Not today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/09/08/wells-fargo-fined-185m-over-unauthorized-accounts/90003212/ The Consumer Financial Protection Board has fined Wells Fargo $185 million for trying to boost up its demand … Continue reading
Credit Repair Professionals newest resource ACRED.info
If you are a credit repair professional, come join ACRED.info. It stands for “Attorneys and Credit Repair Experts Dialogue.” We work with credit clinics to teach them the law and best practices for helping consumers better their credit scores. Learn … Continue reading
Did Bank of America Forgive Your Loan and Screw Your Credit?

Chances are that Bank of America has damaged your credit by reporting this debt as past due. This debt was forgiven. Bank of American should not be reporting anything outstanding since the debt was forgiven. We filed several lawsuits against … Continue reading
Declaring Bankruptcy After Getting Served By Creditors

If your finances have been suffering for a long period of time, you have no doubt been served by creditors. Although this may be somewhat of a nuisance for you, creditors are just trying to get back the money they … Continue reading
A single charge off is now multiple charge offs and they are killing your credit score.

The credit reporting agencies and lenders, in the last few years, have picked up a new trick designed to hurt you. They are turning single charge offs into multiple charge offs. They take a singular charge off and report it … Continue reading
5 things to look for when hiring Credit Repair Company

Credit repair companies have gotten a bum rap from just about everyone from Congress to states attorneys general to Yelp. The industry has received these black eyes from some bad apples in the bunch, no doubt. Unfortunately, these few had … Continue reading
How to keep safe from Identity Thieves

Identity thieves are running rampant in the United States. They used to target individuals only, but in recent years, have set their goals much higher. Just ask Target, Blue Cross and even United State Department of Office of Personnel Management. … Continue reading
Breaking News – Michigan Consumer Credit Lawyers obtain Finding against Xerox Education Services for Willful Violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Michigan Consumer Credit Lawyers (“MCCL”) obtained a ruling against Xerox Educational Services in the case of Scharf v Xerox Education Services, (Docket no 5:14-cv-14322 USDC – Michigan) that it had willfully violated Ms. Scharf’s rights under the Fair Credit Reporting … Continue reading
How We Can Fix Your Credit For Free
We can get errors removed from your credit report for free. Using the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), our credit repair lawyers can fix your credit for free. We will write the appropriate letter to the credit reporting agencies to … Continue reading
Is your credit repair company doing EVERYTHING it can to help you?
You should ask them and find out. Ever since Experian has been sending out its “suspicious request” response letters, I have been flooded with calls and contacts from credit repair organizations around the country. I have been telling people that … Continue reading
What Credit Repair Organizations should know about when credit reporting agencies may decline to investigate their dispute letters?
Credit repair organizations (“CROs”) have a pretty bad reputation. Well, some of them do and it’s enough to really tarnish the entire industry. Hell, Congress had to step in and create the Credit Repair Organization Act that severely regulated these … Continue reading
Experian is getting slammed with new law suits for refusing to investigate consumer disputes with “Suspicious Request” letters.
If you have something on your credit report that does not belong to you, the Fair Credit Reporting Act requires you to send a dispute to the credit reporting agency, such as Experian, Equifax and Trans Union (“credit reporting agencies” or … Continue reading
Yes, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act protects all of us!
OK, so every now and then a runaway verdict makes headlines. In this case, Time Warner cable is required to pay $230,000 to a consumer for making 153 robocalls to him. This may be one such case or, may be … Continue reading
Got Junk Faxes? Get paid by the advertiser! They are probably near you.
Junk faxes are the bane of most businesses that have fax machines. Heck, in my home fax was deluged with faxes from advertisers that I never asked for or wanted. Enter the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The TCPA is … Continue reading
Payday Scammer finally has what he has coming to him….an Indictment
Adrian Rubin of Jenkinstown, PA has been charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). From 1998 to 2012, Rubin has been involved with multiple businesses that make usurious loans commonly known as “Payday Loans.” He allegedly attempted to … Continue reading
Ways that your credit report can get damaged without you even knowing about it
Everyone in the U.S. who has ever applied for credit or used credit to purchase something has a credit history on file with one or all of the three main credit record agencies: Experian, Transunion, and Equifax. However, many people … Continue reading
Sister Company Arizona Credit Lawyers Launches New Website
An approximate 80 percent of the population have damaged reports. About 40 percent of the population has a lower credit score due to inaccurate information on their credit reports. This inaccurate information happens for several reasons, but the root of … Continue reading