What is Rapid Rescoring and When Should I Use It?

If you’re in the process of applying for a mortgage and find something horrendously wrong with your credit report, then is your mortgage application doomed? No. You can use a process called Rapid Rescoring to correct your credit report.

Take a look at the video below and find out what to do. While you’re at it, you can get my 52 week Financial Game Plan by filling out the box right beneath this.

What is Rapid Rescoring and When Should I Use It?

The transcript follows.

If you’re looking to get a mortgage, then you know that it’s important to check your credit beforehand. Preferably, you’re checking your credit at least six months in advance using http://www.annualcreditreport.com so that you’re able to address any issues that are on your report. However, if, during the course of your mortgage application, you discover issues which can be quickly fixed, then, rather than waiting for the credit agencies to make changes at their glacial pace, you can use rapid rescoring to get a new credit score.

There are three main reasons I can think of to use rapid rescoring:

There is patently incorrect information on your credit report. For example, if your credit report shows a credit card from the First Bank of the Moon and you never opened up a credit card there, that needs to be cleared up.
You’re a victim of identity theft. If someone hacked your identity and opened up a bunch of credit lines and ran theFm up, then, assuming you have documentation such as a filed police report to show that you didn’t run up those lines, you can have your score adjusted.
You’ve recently paid down a large balance. Let’s say you had a credit card balance of $10,000 and just made an electronic payment to zap that amount. You can show proof of your new $0 balance and get rescored.

It will cost between $25 and $50 for each item, and while most agencies claim that they can get your score changed in 72 hours, the reality is that it may take up to two weeks, so it’s important that you get started right away.

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John Davis

John Davis is a nationally recognized expert on credit reporting, credit scoring, and identity theft. He has written four books about his expertise in the field and has been featured extensively in numerous media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN, CBS News, CNBC, Fox Business, and many more. With over 20 years of experience helping consumers understand their credit and identity protection rights, John is passionate about empowering people to take control of their finances. He works with financial institutions to develop consumer-friendly policies that promote financial literacy and responsible borrowing habits.