Auto Repossession - Help For The Bad Credit

A repossession on your credit report is a very severe mark. It will cause you to pay outrageous interest rates and big down payments.

This mark will make it difficult to be approved for any new lines of credit. Additionally, it will remain on your report for seven years.

However you can remove this mark from your credit report. First let us explain how the repossession procedure works.

First, when your car is repossessed it can be resold. You will be responsible for repaying any loss the lender takes. If you are found responsible, you will be sued and a deficiency judgment will be placed against you.

The repossession will be reported on your credit by the lender as well as the deficiency judgment if you have one. If you have either one of these marks on your credit, future lines of credit will be next to impossible to get.

To remove a repossession, wait to see if you are sued for any damages or loss by the lender. We also suggest you wait until the car is re-sold.

Then send a dispute letter to the bureaus to dispute the repossession on your report.

You can hire a service to do it on your behalf or write the letter yourself. This letter must present a reason as to why the mark is incorrect.

Once the letter is received, the bureaus will conduct an investigation into the listing. The bureaus will contact the lender who will be asked to confirm that the account is yours, the balance, and the reported dates.

We advise waiting until the lender receives some type of payment. If some form of payment has been received, the lender is much less likely to spend the time or money verifying the item with the bureaus. In addition, an item must be removed from your credit report that is not verified.

Deficiency judgment marks should be disputed as well. It is reported that the bureaus do not check public records when investigating a mark, which is where the bureau would find verification of a deficiency judgment.

In summing up, repossessions are removed from credit reports every day. You do not have to feel embarrassed or pay high interest rates every time your credit is run.