The best source to find credit information on correcting your info in the bureaus is through a law firm or the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) there are firms which provide ways to correct credit issues in the form of online documentation and helpful hints and tips on repair and fixing the report by removing inaccurate information and outdated trade lines or collection accounts.

Repairing information can come from a law firm which seeks to dispute inaccurate or negative credit data contained in reports. Consumers need to beware of so called "credit repair clinics" which are not licensed or regulated in any way. Before you send your most private personal financial information to some "company" without knowing who you are dealing with, you should be forewarned that only a law firm can provide the protections of attorney client privilege and can take legal action in the form of a lawsuit to protect your interests.

Many firms are not representing your best interests and are not governed by the same code of conduct that attorneys are governed by. We know that this is a sensitive set of items, but rest assured, the attorney client privilege is golden. All of the consumer protections available to you are in the form of very complicated laws and regulations, which have even more complicated interpretations. Trusting legal matters to lawyers is the best course when handling report disputes. To keep the risk of lost time and efforts to a minimum, one needs to seek the advice and experience of an attorney. Nothing can be worse than making a bad situation worse. For those that have had problems with thieves stealing personal information, this is also a time to make sure that one is not missing any details.