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help! CAs have me in their sights!

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mschang
Regular Contributor

help! CAs have me in their sights!

got all CAs and a number of COs removed from my CR in the past 2 months.

 

2 weeks ago i got a HP from WLMS FUDGE which i fretted over for a few days before moving on with my life. today i got a HP from RAB (apparently stands for Regional Adjustment Bureau).

 

i opted out -- do i have to do a security freeze, too?? i know these dirty CAs are looking at my CR now that it's almost cleaned up.

 

i want to avoid this fishing... is there a way to do so??


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Shogun
Moderator Emeritus

Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

If they have an account that they are going to collect on you then the opt out I don't think will affect it.

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mschang
Regular Contributor

Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

crap


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Shogun
Moderator Emeritus

Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

No posting to the CRA yet?   Just snooping your CR?  They will do that sometimes, test the waters.  They'll look and see if you're applying for credit, mortgage, etc. or if you are working on improving your credit.   If they notice any of this they will pounce.

 

Starting Score: 504
July 2013 score:
EQ FICO 819, TU08 778, EX "806 lender pull 07/26/2013
Goal Score: All Scores 760+, Newest goal 800+
Take the myFICO Fitness Challenge

Current scores after adding $81K in CLs and 2 new cars since July 2013
EQ:809 TU 777 EX 790 Now it's just garden time!

June 2017 update: All scores over 820, just pure gardening now.
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Shogun
Moderator Emeritus

Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

 Oh.. and welcome to the forums.   This link might help you a bit to understand the posts.

 

http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/User-Guidelines-General/Common-Abbreviations/td-p/88458

Starting Score: 504
July 2013 score:
EQ FICO 819, TU08 778, EX "806 lender pull 07/26/2013
Goal Score: All Scores 760+, Newest goal 800+
Take the myFICO Fitness Challenge

Current scores after adding $81K in CLs and 2 new cars since July 2013
EQ:809 TU 777 EX 790 Now it's just garden time!

June 2017 update: All scores over 820, just pure gardening now.
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annielorie
Valued Contributor

Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

Freeze all your accounts.  They cant hard pull a frozen report only soft.


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llecs
Moderator Emeritus

Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

They can pull a hard inquiry while under a freeze if they wanted to. A freeze doesn't completely stop HPs.

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Burned2manybridgesB4
Valued Contributor

Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

If the CA's have purchased a "valid" debt, they have permissible purpose to pull on your CR's. Freezing/opting out won't do anything for PP's.

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annielorie
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Re: help! CAs have me in their sights!

OPPS


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