Avoid credit repair scams

Avoid credit repair scams.

There is an entire industry of scam artists out there preying on people with bad credit. These so-called credit repair companies offer services promising to clean up the negative information on your credit reports. Fees range anywhere from $39 to hundreds of dollars per month. Essentially all these companies do is send dispute letters to the credit bureaus disputing negative (but accurate) credit information on your credit reports. Save your money and avoid these expensive, ineffective and often illegal programs.