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Can debt collections show up on my credit report if the collectors haven't contacted me first?
Can debt collectors report to credit bureaus when they haven't contacted me yet?
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Should I communicate with a collections agency to dispute a claim after it's been deleted from my credit report?
A little over a month ago, I received a voicemail from a debt collections agency stating that they wanted to collect on $200 from an apartment complex that I moved out of 6 months earlier. I assumed ...
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Does getting more credit or credit cards improve your credit score?
I'm reading Ramit Sethi's I Will Teach You To Be Rich, and one of the tips from the first chapter is to apply for more credit card debt. He warns it's only for people like me who carry no credit card ...
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