Protecting Your Credit Report During and After Debt Resolution

Send us Fan MailClear Your Debt, Claim Your Future — Episode Summary Presented by Georgiou Law, PLLCWhat We CoveredYour credit report is a document — and documents can contain errors. In this episode, we walked through how debt settlement and lawsuit resolution affect your credit file, what creditors are legally required to report under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and how to dispute errors that are more common than most people realize.Key takeaways: negative items stay on your report for up to seven years from the date of first delinquency — not forever. A settled account is reported as "settled for less than the full amount," which is negative, but far better than an unpaid charge-off. After any resolution, your creditor must update your report to reflect a zero balance. If they don't, that is an FCRA violation. You have the right to dispute it — and if the investigation is inadequate, you may have a right to sue.Credit rebuilding after resolution is real, and it happens faster than most people expect.Ready to take the next step?If you are facing a debt lawsuit, currently in settlement, or have already resolved a debt and suspect your credit report still contains errors, call Georgiou Law at (917) 764-3072 or visit georgioulawpllc.com. A resolution that leaves bad credit reporting in place is an incomplete resolution — and we can help you finish the job.