The current credit crisis has created great opportunities for those with excellent credit. Hoping to take advantage of these opportunities, people with poor and average credit are turning to credit repair for help.

Repairing your credit is something you can do yourself and there is no charge to do so. While this sounds enticing, the reality is that self credit repair is rarely as easy as it first seems. Repairing your own credit will likely take a significant amount of time and education.

Because of how accurate credit listings are defined by the FCRA and other legal rulings, many of the things on your credit reports you think are accurate may not be.

What follows are some of the myths people believe to be true about the consumer credit system. By distancing yourself from these defeatist fallacies, you can open yourself up to learning the truth about your credit and what you can do to manage it.

The Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) helps protect you from a credit repair scam while also allowing you to receive help with your credit repair efforts. Understanding the basics of CROA is a good starting point when shopping for a credit repair service.