How to Remove a Bankruptcy From Your Credit Report

According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, in an article published in May of this year, over 760,000 bankruptcies were filed in the US just by the end of March 2020. And that was before the effects of the pandemic. Needless to say, as a credit hero, you've got to know how to dispute a a bankruptcy and get it removed from your client's credit report. Because without your help, that bankruptcy, it's going to leave an open wound on their credit report for the next seven to 10 years. That bankruptcy means, too often that your clients are getting an automatic no from lenders, employers, or even landlords for years. So if you want to know how to take this massive weight off their shoulders by removing the bankruptcy from their credit report, you better stick around.

So the big question is, how can we take our passion for helping people with their credit and turn it into a successful business without taking loans, without spending a fortune, by bootstrapping it from nothing so we can help the most people and still become highly profitable? That is the question. This podcast will give you the answer. My name is Daniel Rosen and welcome to Credit Repair Business Secrets.

As credit heroes, our job is to do our best to educate our clients, to help them to remove negative information from their credit reports, and to assist them in rebuilding their lives. So if you haven't already faced the task of removing a public record like a bankruptcy, you definitely will soon enough as the effects of this pandemic begin to ramp up. So here's why this is important. Public records are different from most negative items that appear on a credit report because they are specifically about court related matters like civil judgments, tax liens, foreclosures and bankruptcies. And that's exactly what they are, public records, which means that they are available for the whole public to see. So the question is, where do the credit bureaus get this information from? See, the credit bureaus purchase information about public records from companies like Pacer and LexisNexis. So if no one reported the public record to your credit report, why did they go out and gather these records on their own? And why is that okay? Now, in my opinion, it's not okay. And this is the chance for you to level the playing field. See, there is a problem with this type of reporting because the credit bureaus report the furnisher of information as the recorder of deeds, or the clerk of the courts, or the magistrate or municipal court, which is not actually the furniture at all. Okay, so this is a case of false reporting, which is in direct violation of the fair credit reporting act and is the perfect reason to to remove any public record. Okay, are you following me so far? So here's what you need to know to dispute a bankruptcy and remove it from a credit report in three easy steps. First, you dispute the public record with the credit bureaus using our Dispute wizard or our Letter Finder feature in your credit repair cloud account. And if you don't have a credit repair cloud account, you can get a free 30 day trial at creditrepaircloud.com freetrial okay, and then next, if the credit bureaus verify the information, then you send a simple letter addressed to the clerk of the court where the public record was filed. Now there's no need to get into any specifics. You just send something very simple along these lines and with a prepaid self address stamped envelope with your return address on it to make it really, really easy for them to respond back to you. Okay, and here, here is what you might write. I have a public record from your court appearing on my credit report. I have disputed the item with the credit bureau's experian, Equifax and TransUnion, all of which confirmed that the public record was verified by you. Please provide the procedure in which you verify records with the credit bureaus and then next expect to get a response back from the clerk of the court explaining that they do not report to the credit bureaus. And then when you receive that, you send a copy of that response from the clerk of the court, you send that to the credit bureaus along with a letter stating the I have previously disputed this item with you and then you insert the public record name and the reference number and in response you verified the item as accurate, stating that you have verified the information with the court. I contacted the court and their response is enclosed. It is clear that they do not report to you or to any credit bureau for that matter. Therefore, your original response verifying the item with the court was either an error or a lie. Either way, the reporting requirements do not comply with the FCRA section 611, 15 USC section 1681 and the information must be deleted immediately. And boom, you got them. See, the bureaus at that point will typically respond back with a deletion and you have removed the bankruptcy from that credit report. And if not, then it's a good time to file a complaint with the CFPB because you now have a valid reason for removal and you are entitled to fair and accurate reporting. Furthermore, you can also compare the item within PACER and if you see any inaccuracies between Pacer and LexisNexis, then you can dispute directly with LexisNexis to improve your chances at removal. Okay? Whatever you do, don't give up, okay? This takes persistence. So keep mastering your craft. Keep. Keep expanding your knowledge and keep fighting for your clients. And if you're watching this on YouTube and if you have any additional questions, just leave them below in the comments, okay? And I'll do my best to help. And remember, you really are a credit hero during this time of crisis. Okay? Recently I had a chance to interview my good friend and my mentor Alex Charfen on this podcast. And if you haven't heard the interview, you really need to listen to it right after this one. During that interview with Alex Charfen, he made amazing predictions about what to expect in the near future for all credit repair businesses. And not only were those predictions really exciting, but they were even a little intimidating. But I believe that they were accurate. And I believe that there is never been a better time in history to own and operate a home based business and never a better time in history for that business to revolve around helping people during a financial crisis. So if you're on the fence about starting your credit repair business, I want to encourage you to come and join our upcoming Credit Hero Challenge. The that's starting really soon. Over a couple weeks, I will hold you by the hand and we will take you step by step as you launch your very own credit repair business. It's a highly interactive program with live coaching calls, daily mentorship and a ton of action steps and supportive bonuses and you even get certified in three different areas. So go check it out right now@creditherochallenge.com and if you're finding value in the things I'm sharing on this podcast, click below to subscribe. Okay, I don't want you to miss any episodes and if you're feeling kind, rate me and give me a review because this is a new podcast and I can use all the help I can get. And I will see you on the next episode. So until then, keep changing lives.

Hey everybody, it's Daniel again, and really quick. I'd like to invite you to join what I believe is the best thing we have ever created inside the credit repair cloud community. And it is a challenge that we call the Credit Hero Challenge. If you're just planning out your business or you're just getting it started and you dream of having a successful business of your own so you can quit your 9 to 5 and fire your boss and have financial freedom or so you can add another revenue stream to your existing business. If that's your dream, you need to get into this challenge. We created this challenge to help you to create and launch your very own credit repair business to build a proper foundation for a really successful business. This challenge is going to help you to understand the strategy, the tactics, and all the things you need to be successful at credit Repair. It really is the greatest thing we have ever built, and it will change your life. So I recommend you do it right now. Stop everything. Pause this audio, go online, and go to creditherochallenge.com that's creditherochallenge.com and join the next challenge. And there's a challenge that's starting in just a few days. So go get started right now@creditcreditherochallenge.com.