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Precise DIY Metro2 Credit Ebook (DC17 - )
Precise DIY Metro2 Credit Ebook (DC17 - )
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO CREDIT 02
MIX OF ACCOUNTS 11
THE TRUTH 11
THANK YOU 15
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INTRODUCTION TO CREDIT
before making the full payment,
Credit is the ability to obtain goods or services
based on the trust that payment will be made in the future. In this document we
will be going through the step-by-step process to understanding and improving
your credit.
Credit scores are used to determine your risk factor for future loans. The three-
digit score is a numerical representation that indicates how risky a borrower you
are from a lender's perspective. A higher credit score can help improve the terms
and conditions you qualify for. For example, your credit scores impact the deals
and interest you will receive when you buy a home, finance a car, rent an
apartment, apply for a job, buy insurance, purchase a cell phone, or open a new
credit card. The first step to credit repair is understanding how credit reporting
works.
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Credit Bureaus: Information about your credit cards, loan accounts and credit
inquiries is reported electronically through TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian by
lenders and creditors about every 30 days. These bureaus collect and store your
credit information in your profile for future reference. Meaning, your behaviors
can be reviewed in the future by others to determine your risk level. A personal
credit score can range between 300-850. A credit score of 700 or above is
generally considered as good. A score of 800 or above on the same range is
considered to be excellent. Most credit scores fall between 600 and 750. Higher
scores represent better credit decisions and can make creditors more confident
that you will repay your future debts as agreed.
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Businesses such as auto loan lenders, banks, credit card companies and
insurance agencies use your credit data from the credit bureaus to determine
your risk level. Once they have an idea of how risky it is to lend you money, they
can determine the rates you'll have to pay or other terms and conditions. They
may also use this information to send you pre-approved offers in the mail.
In summation, Credit Reporting works like this. Credit scores are used by lenders
to make decisions about whether or not to offer you credit. When creditors and
lenders check your credit, they'll very likely do so with one of the major Credit
Reporting Agencies, TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian. These three agencies
retain information on more than 200 million Americans.
The data the bureaus have in your credit files is used to calculate your credit
Payment History
Debt Usage
Age of Credit Accounts
Types of Accounts
Number of Inquiries
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1. Payment History
Your payment history is a record of on-time, late and missed payments on past
and current credit accounts. These accounts can include credit cards, lines of
credit, personal loans and mortgages. Your payment history indicates to a
potential lender the likelihood of you successfully repaying your debt — or going
into default. It also factors into a significant percentage of your credit score.
Though exactly how much it contributes isn't clear — scoring models like to keep
their algorithms close to the vest. FICO, however, claims that 35% of your FICO
Score comes from the behaviors revealed by your payment history.
Payments made far after their due dates ultimately weight more heavily on your
score. This is because negative scores tend to increase the longer it takes you to
repay your obligations. However, a payment history that's free of late payments
doesn't guarantee a high score. Neither will a handful of late payments
dramatically decrease your score if the rest of your financial history is stellar.
Credit bureaus consider several factors in computing your credit score, often
using a proprietary algorithm.
2. Debt Usage
Credit cards provide the ability to build a credit record and receive a credit
score. When you use credit cards responsibly, you have access to additional
funds in an emergency, you can finance large purchases that might take a few
months to pay off, you can earn points or cashback rewards on your monthly
spending, and in some cases, you have access to services such as roadside
assistance, travel plan assistance, upscale airport lounges, and concierge help
while traveling.
If you have a high credit utilization on your cards, you might find yourself with a
lower FICO score on your credit report, a more difficult time making larger
monthly payments, and a potentially higher interest rate on your cards if you
make any payments late. Credit utilization has a big influence on your credit
score, so you should know what it is and how you can manage it to get the best
credit rating and the benefits that come with it. Credit utilization is the ratio of
your outstanding credit card balances to your credit card limits. It measures the
amount of credit limit you are using. For example, if your balance is $300 and
your credit limit is $1,000, then your credit utilization for that credit card is 30
percent.
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3. Age of Credit Accounts
Length of "credit history" category of FICO makes up about 15 percent of your
credit score: Average age of accounts equals the total months of all of the
accounts on your credit report from the open dates to the present, divided by the
number of accounts. While 15 percent of your score doesn't sound like much,
especially when compared to the "payment history" and "amounts owed". A
longer credit history could help your credit score
4. Types of Accounts
There are 3 types of Accounts:
1. Revolving Accounts
2. Installment Accounts
3. Open Accounts
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Home Equity Loans: A home equity loan is a fixed amount of money that you
borrow. Once you take that loan out, your payment is fixed for the duration of
the payback period. A home equity line of credit, conversely, gives you the
flexibility of taking out some of or the entire approved amount.
Signature Loans: Signature loans are just what they sound like. You walk into
a bank or credit union and tell them you want to borrow some money and
sign a guarantee to pay it back.
Credit Builder Loans: Credit builder loans are offered by some financial
institutions. You put some money down in a savings account, and pay
yourself back. Once it's paid back, you gain access to the savings that you
put in.
Open Accounts (10+): Open accounts are probably the least common of the
three account types we'll profile. Also referred to as "open credit," it is a hybrid
of installment and revolving credit. The payment is not the same each month
and it's usually due in full at the end of each billing cycle. The consumer
satisfies financial responsibility for the account when the bill is paid in full each
month. This cycle can go on as long as the consumer has an account with the
service provider.
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Most utilities, cellular service, and some gas station cards are other examples of
open credit. But perhaps the most widely known example of an open account is a
charge card. Charge cards look and act like credit cards, but with one key
difference: You're expected to pay that balance off in full by the end of the month.
Hard inquiries are credit inquiries where a potential lender is reviewing your credit
because you've applied for credit with them. These include credit checks when
you've applied for an auto loan, mortgage or credit card. Each of these types of
credit checks count as a single credit inquiry. One exception occurs when you are
"rate shopping". That's a smart thing to do, and your FICO score considers all
inquiries within a 45-day period for a mortgage, an auto loan or a student loan as
a single credit inquiry. This same guideline also applies to a search for a rental
property such as an apartment. These inquiries are usually recorded by the credit
bureau as a type of real estate-related inquiry, so the FICO Score will treat them
the same way. You can avoid lowering your FICO Score by doing your apartment
hunting within a short period.
Inquiries may or may not affect your FICO score. A FICO score takes into account
only voluntary inquiries that result from your application for credit. The
information about inquiries that can be factored into your FICO score includes
the Number of recently opened accounts, and proportion of accounts that are
recently opened, by type of account.
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Time Since Credit Inquiries: A FICO score does not take into account any
involuntary inquiries made by businesses with whom you did not apply for credit,
inquiries from employers, or your own requests to see your credit report
For many people, one additional credit inquiry (voluntary and initiated by an
application for credit) may not affect their FICO score at all. For others, one
additional credit inquiry would take less than 5 points off their FICO score.
Inquiries can have a greater impact, however, if you have few accounts or short
credit history. Large numbers of inquiries also mean greater risk: people with six
inquiries or more on their credit reports are eight times more likely to declare
bankruptcy than people with no inquiries on their reports. The best way to have
healthy credit is to remain responsible about the credit cards or loans you have.
Making your loan payments on time each month and maintaining a good credit
utilization ratio (the amount of debt you have in relation to your overall credit
limit) can help you get those good sought-after scores. Using credit irresponsibly
by making late payments and maxing out credit limits can have damaging effects
on your credit.
Finding out how credit works is important and now that you've done that, you
likely want to know where your credit stands. You can see a free snapshot of your
credit report on Creditkarma.com. They can give you a free breakdown of your
credit scores. You'll see how your payment history, debt and other factors affect
your scores. You can also receive recommendations for steps you may want to
consider to address any problems or how to continue down the right path.
Something else that's important to remember about how credit works is that
viewing your own credit reports and scores will not affect your credit in any way.
If you find information that is incorrect, you can file a dispute. Items on your
credit report that you don't recognize could be signs of fraudulent activity —
someone working to secure credit in your name for their own use. Make sure
you're clear on items that could potentially be fraudulent, versus those that may
simply be inaccurate. We will be explaining the process later in the document.
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Your payment history is one of the most important components of many FICO
scoring models. Late and missed payments will reduce your scores, and public
records and collections can cause significant damage.
This negative information will remain on your credit report and impact your credit
scores for 7-10 years. Your scores often take into account the size and recency
of your debt. The bigger your debt is and the more recent your missed payments
are, the worse your score will be. Bringing accounts current and continuing to pay
on time will almost always have a positive impact on your credit scores.
Credit scoring models usually take into account how much you owe compared to
how much credit you have available, called your credit utilization rate or your
balance-to-limit ratio. Basically it's the sum of all of your revolving debt (such as
your credit card balances) divided by the total credit that is available to you (or
the total of all your credit limits).
High credit utilization rate can negatively impact your credit scores. Generally, it's
a good idea to keep your credit utilization rate below 30%. For example, if you
have a $10,000 credit limit across all of your credit cards, you should try to keep
your total credit card balances below $3,000 to keep your credit utilization rate
low.
While increasing your credit limit may seem like an appealing option, it can be a
risky move. If increasing your credit limit tempts you to use more credit, you
could fall deeper into debt. Additionally, if you try to open a new credit card, an
inquiry will appear on your credit report and temporarily reduce your credit score.
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Reducing your balances on credit cards and other revolving credit accounts is
likely the better option to improve your credit utilization rate, and, subsequently,
your credit scores. Consistently making on-time payments against your debt will
also help you build a positive credit history, which can have additional benefits
for your credit history and, by extension, your credit scores, too.
If you have debt across a large number of accounts, it may be beneficial to pay
off some of the accounts, if you can. Paying down your debt is the goal of many
who've accrued debt in the past, but even after you pay the balance down to zero,
consider keeping that account open. Keeping paid-off accounts open can be a
plus in your overall credit mix since they're aged accounts in good (paid-off)
standing. You may also consider debt consolidation.
Those created by FICO, often factors in the age of your oldest account and the
average age of all of your accounts, rewarding individuals with longer credit
histories. Before you close an account, think about your credit history. It may be
beneficial to leave the account open once you've paid it off.
Of course, if keeping accounts open and having credit available could trigger
additional spending and debt, it might be more beneficial to close the accounts.
Make sure you carefully evaluate your situation; only you know what can work
best for your financial outlook.
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MIX OF ACCOUNTS
When these accounts report on your credit records they are coded very
specifically so that not only consumers and lenders but also credit scoring
models can easily identify them. Statistical analysis has determined that the type
of accounts you have is predictive of your future credit risk.
So what does all of this mean to you, the consumer? Consumers with the
strongest credit scores, including FICO credit scores, tend to have a mix of
different types of accounts. Of course, the key is to manage these accounts
responsibly. Credit scoring models are looking to see if you can handle all
different types of financing as they assess your creditworthiness.
Keep in mind, all of the accounts on your credit reports count, even if they are
closed. Most of us have had several credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, and
student loans in our life so this example is probably very realistic. There really
isn't one target "sweet spot" that we should all aim for in our account mix. That's
because your mix of accounts might be great for your score but terrible for
someone else's and vice versa.
If you don't have an installment loan reported on your credit reports, consider
whether it makes sense to get one. If you are going to borrow anyway or if you
want to consolidate higher-rate credit card debt a personal installment loan may
be helpful here. Another strategy is to get a low-rate car loan then pay it off as
quickly as you can. It will still count even if you pay it off a few months after you
get it. If you don't have any credit cards that are currently open and active,
consider getting one. A credit card that's paid on time and has a low (or no)
balance can be a very valuable credit reference.
THE TRUTH
1 in 5 People Find Errors in Their Credit Report. Credit report mistakes can lead to
disqualification for mortgages and car loans, as well as increased insurance
premiums and interest rates. In some cases, those mistakes can even prevent
you from getting a job. 79% of consumers who disputed credit report errors were
successful in removing them. Now let's dive into the process of how to improve
your credit score.
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METRO 2
COMPLIANCED BASED DISPUTING
What is Metro 2 Compliance
Metro 2 was created to help with the consumer credit reporting compliance
standard for e-Oscar, that supports The ECOA (Equal Credit Opportunity Act)
prohibits discrimination on credit opportunities & The FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting
Act) which was put in place to protect all consumers, which states only factually
Understanding e-Oscar
All letters are submitted through e-Oscar for Metro 2 compliance standards.
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PHENOM: A Metro 2 Compliance System (Ai Software)
I personally created this system with my partner (Rodney Peak) and its the first
Original Metro2 Compliant system created with Artificial Intelligence (Ai).
Built with Metro 2 compliance based attacking focused.
This is an online system that is open to the public for use.
This system is constructed with all of the proper Metro 2 compliance coding and
FCRA laws to generate the proper attack letters to go directly to the 3 bureaus
and or directly to the data furnitures.
Phenom will automatically attack all negative items on the imported consumer
credit report, and put together all letters based on your specific user request.
No need to spend hours trying to figure out the proper letter and or law to input in
your letter based on the account type, because Phenom will do all the work for
you! Game changer!
PHENOM Cost: Phenom currently has a prices from $147 to $397 per month,
which includes the attack letters, choose the best monthly plan based on your
needs. The monthly plans are suitable for individuals (families), anyone doing
credit repair on the side, all the way to someone running a credit repair
organization looking to get better results and save time!
PHENOM Attacks: There are multiple different attack options within Phenom,
and attack levels. Each attack gets more aggressive and narrows down based on
the attack chosen, which means you will have to weigh out cost vs efficiency
which will determines your overall effectiveness and results.
PHENOM Recommendations:
Always use a different attack for each round. You'll learn more about the different
attacks as you go throught training.
Always send a new round every 30-35 days apart from last round.
Go a minimum of 4 rounds before judging final results.
Pay the mailing fee and allow the system to mail to the credit bureau for you.
Otherwise if you decide to print and mail letters yourself, make sure each letter is
place in a seperate envelope.
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How to attack with PHENOM:
You can attack all negative accounts together at once.
The only account you ever want to attack separately are bankruptcies.
There is no specific or pre-set designed attack flow.
After a client has been on boarded, you import their credit report from one of the only
three currently accepted options of Identity IQ, Smart Credit or Myfreescorenow... and
then select all negative accounts you want to attack and then select to generate your
letters and BOOM thats it...All Done! Use The Document Destination Option And Pay To
Have A System Rep Print, Mail, & Fax Your Letters For You At A Small Up Charge! Choose
That Option And You'll Get A Invoice Via Email. Pay And That's It. You Literally Don't Have
To Print Or Mail Not One Letter! Crazy I Know Right!
Or print and mail the letters yourself, it's completely your choice.
FYI - Unlike traditional teaching and methods of how many rounds you can or should go
for desired results. Go at least a minimum of 4 rounds per client if needed, but go as
many as needed to get the desired results you are aiming for.
But also note that with some clients you'll get the job done in the first or second round
because that's just how powerful of a system Prodigy is based on challenging via Metro
2 compliance coding standards.
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THANK YOU
Considering Phenom will do all the work for you, there is more you'll learn along
the way. But this DIY guide is a excellent start to you getting much better results
for you and each client, and saving you a lot of time compiling letters for each
client rather than only doing the factual disputing repair method.
We hope this guide is truly a game changer for you and your business, as it has
been for ours. Keep in mind results may vary, and are not guaranteed, but you will
notice a difference in either results, work load, or both.
Feel free to tag me on social media with your Metro2 Results!
Good luck and God bless.
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