Illinois Collectors Association

A Unit of ACA International, Inc."The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals"

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Tips for checking and maintaining your credit report

Begin by pulling your credit report from all three bureaus once a year. The FACTACT, a part of the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows you access to your credit report free of charge. You can get your free credit report by going to www.annualcreditreport.com. Check to ensure the information is accurate, if you find errors, you should report them to the bureau which has published the report.
 
Additional information may be found on www.askdoctordebt.com. 
 
What is the statue of limitations in each state?  Click on the link below for more information.

Information entered about past due accounts remain on a consumers credit report for seven years from the date of occurance.
 
Shown below is the toll free number and website for each of the three major bureaus.
How can I contact the Credit Bureaus?
Experian (formerly TRW) Consumer Page
Experian's telephone number is 800-682-7654
Website is: www.experian.com
Disputes can be filed on line
Equifax Consumer Page
Phone 800-685-1111
Website is: www.equifax.com
Disputes can be filed on line

Trans Union Consumer Page
Phone 800-888-4213
Website is: www.transunion.com
Disputes can be filed on line
Where do I go to get my free credit report? This is the only free site out there on the net, although others try to get you to their site to sell you this information.

www.annualcreditreport.com

Further consumer information is available, please contact our office.


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