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When starting a credit repair business, it is important to understand and comply with the laws that govern the credit repair industry in the United States, as well as in your particular state.
Starting a credit repair business is simple, but you risk losing it all if you don’t follow the rules and regulations. We can’t offer you legal advice, so we’ve simply gathered all the information that is readily available on federal and state laws and compiled them for you here. To learn the basics of starting a credit repair business, read on.
The Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) is a federal law that regulates credit repair organizations in the United States. One of the most important things the CROA did is make it illegal for credit repair organizations to make false claims.Don't worry___ it is simple to stay compliant once you get familiar with the law.
Some states have state laws regulating credit repair organizations in addition to the federal laws. Many states prohibit any payment by the client prior to the credit repair organization rendering services. Some state laws define terms and reiterate business and financial industry laws as they relate to the credit repair organizations operating within their state. You should become familiar with the state laws for each state within which your credit repair organization operates.
The Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) is a federal law passed in September 1996 that regulates organizations whose purpose is increasing consumer’s credit score through credit repair. This law is moderated and enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), so the FTC has the authority to close down any credit repair organizations that are operating outside the parameters of these laws (like fraudulent or illegal activities).
The main sections include mandates that:
Simply put, these laws were put in place to protect people from credit repair companies using scammy business practices. As long as you’re not trying to be sketchy and scam people, you should be able to stay compliant easily!
To read the Credit Repair Organizations Act in full, visit the United States House of Representatives’ record of the act here.
A few states do require a surety bond. (At the time of this writing most states do not require a bond.) If your state does require a bond, you are not required to secure your bond from your same state.
Bonds are a minimal expense (usually under a few hundred dollars) because you order them from a bond service and pay only a small fraction of the bond yourself. A Credit Repair Services Organization Bond protects you. For more information about Credit Repair Services Organization Bonds, contact BondsExpress.
If you get your bond through a bonds service, the amount you pay will generally be 2-3% of the total bond amount (this cost varies depending
We’re not aware of a state requirement for a “credit repair license” to operate a credit repair business in the United States. However, many find getting training and a certification useful because it:
The American Credit Repair Academy offers training, resources, and credit repair certification.
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