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If you decide to use a company for a rapid rescore here are some basic questions you should ask them:

  • How long will it take the rapid rescore company to update the credit bureaus?
  • How many of the credit bureaus do they intend to update, Experian, Transunion, Equifax?
  • Will their fee include a complimentary credit report for before and after results?
  • Are they the sole company running the rapid rescore or are they using an outside company?
    (when reviewing their complimentary credit report, check for a company name that pulled the credit report, they may be the source of the rapid rescore)
  • How many points do they think you will gain by doing a rapid rescore? You’ll need to hit these bench marks for the rapid rescore to be beneficial: 560, 580, 600, 620, 640, 660, 680, 700, 720. Any one of these credit scores, will assist you with getting a lower interest rate or qualifying for a mortgage loan. If they say only 579, then that’s not good enough.

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  • Rapid Rescores are used to increase your credit score in a short amount of time. This is used by mostly mortgage brokers because credit scores can make or break a deal. The cost for a rapid rescore is usually $60.00 and is paid to a mortgage broker. Other agencies can do this but may charge a higher fee to service it. The only time a borrower should consider a rapid rescore is when they have a trade line not showing correctly on their credit report. For example, if a borrower has a credit card maxed on a credit report, but in fact only owes much less, they can benefit from a rapid rescore because the potential of their credit score going up 20 points if very high. Another example, is charge off’s of a credit report or collections that are not showing paid in full when in fact they are. Removing these items can take months by submitting letters to the credit bureaus but running a rapid rescore can remove these in 24 hours and improve ones credit report immensely. With any rapid rescore, make sure the derogatory item is being removed or updated by all three credit bureaus and not just one.

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