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What Is Venture Capital Funding?5/25/2019 
Venture Capital: What It Is & Why Use It
A comprehensive overview of venture capital, what it is, why startups may use it, how it works, as well as how to get it, and what types of VC are typically available to startups.
Venture capital is financing that’s invested in startups and small businesses that are usually high risk, but also have the potential for exponential growth. The goal of a venture capital investment is a very high return for the venture capital firm, usually in the form of an acquisition of the startup or an IPO. Why Would You Want To Use Venture Capital? Venture capital is a great option for startups that are looking to scale big — and quickly. Because the investments are fairly large, your startup has to be prepared to take that money and grow. Advantages of Working With Venture Capitalist Firms The biggest advantage of working with venture capital firms is that if your startup goes under — as most do — you’re not on the hook for the money because unlike a loan, there’s no obligation to pay it back. Venture capitalists come to the table with a lot of business and institutional knowledge. They’re also well-connected with other businesses that could help you and your startups, professionals that you might want to take on as employees, and — obviously — other investors. Disadvantages of Working With Venture Capitalist Firms While you don’t technically have to “pay back” venture capital, venture capital firms are expecting a return on their investment. That means that a startup that accepts VC money needs to be planning for an exit of some kind, usually an acquisition or an IPO. If that’s not your goal — or if you see yourself running your startup forever — then venture capital is not for you. On that note, part of what venture capitalists want in return for their investment is equity in a startup. That means that you give up part of their ownership when you bring on venture capital. Depending on the deal, a VC may even end up with a majority share — more than 50 percent ownerships — of a startup. If that happens, you essentially lose management control of your company. Lastly, a lot of the due-diligence, underwriting, and vetting of the start-up is paid up front or by the startup. This cost ranges from a few thousand dollars to on upwards to a hundred thousand dollars depending on the project and the amount of underwriting that is involved. But, this cost is very minimum and is a drop in the bucket if your startup is asking a VC for millions of dollars to partner with you or to fund your business. 
How Does Venture Capital Work?
A venture capital firm is usually run by a handful of partners who have raised a large sum of money from a group of limited partners (LPs) to invest on their behalf. The LPs are typically large institutions, like a State Teachers Retirement System or a university who are using the services of the VC to help generate big returns on their money. The partners have a window of 7 to 10 years with which to make investments, and more importantly, generate a big return. Creating a big return in such a short span of time means that VCs must invest in deals that have a giant outcome. These big outcomes not only provide great returns to the fund, they also help cover the losses of the high number of failures that high risk investing attracts. Venture Capital Firms Make A Small Number of Investments Although venture capital firms have large sums of money, they typically invest that capital in a relatively small number of deals. It’s not uncommon for a VC with $100 million of capital to manage less than 30 investments in the entire lifetime of their fund. The reason for this is that once each investment is made, the partners must personally manage that investment for up to 10 years. While money is often plentiful, the VC’s time is very limited. With such a small number of investments to make, VCs tend to be very selective in the type of deals they do, typically placing just a few bets each year. Regardless, they still may see thousands of entrepreneurs in a given year, making the probability that an entrepreneur will be the lucky recipient of a big check pretty small. The most common check written by a venture capital firm is around $5 million and is considered a “Series A” investment. It’s relatively uncommon for these checks to be the first capital into a startup. Most startups begin with finding money from friends and family, then angel investors, and then a venture capital firm. Depending on the size of the firm, VCs may write checks as little as $250,000 and as much as $500 million. The smaller checks are typically the domain of angel investors, so VCs will only go into smaller sums when they feel there is a compelling reason to get in early at a startup company. 
Favored Industries for Venture Capital
Venture capitalists also tend to migrate toward certain industries or trends that are more likely to yield a big return. That’s why it’s common see so much venture capital and angel investment activity around technology companies: They have the potential to be a huge win. VCs know that for every 20 investments they make, only one will likely be a huge win. A win for a VC is either one of two outcomes – the company they invested in goes public or is sold for a large amount. VCs need these big returns because the other 19 investments they make may be a total loss. The problem, of course, is that the VCs have no idea which of the 20 investments will be a home run, so they have to bet on companies that all have the potential to be the next Google. Conversely, other types of industries may yield great businesses, but not giant returns. A landscaping business, for example, may be wildly successful and profitable, but it’s not likely to generate the massive return on investment that a VC needs to make it’s fund work. The other reason VCs tend to invest in a few industries is because that’s where their domain expertise is the strongest. It would be difficult for anyone to make a multi-million dollar decision on a restaurant if all they have ever known were microchips. When it comes to big dollar investing, VCs tend to go with what they know. Unlike a bank that takes all interested customers, VCs tend to be far more selective in who they take pitches from. Often these relationships are based on other professionals in their network, such as angel investors who have made smaller investments in the company at an early stage, or entrepreneurs whom they may have funded in the past. 
How Do You Get Venture Capital?
First step for getting venture capital? Getting in front of some venture capitalists. General things to consider when you’re looking for a venture capital firm VCs will expect entrepreneurs to be very buttoned up. They’re writing big checks to a small number of companies, so they have the luxury of only investing in the well-prepared businesses. The first step to finding venture capital is to make a smart introduction to the venture capital firm you’re interested in meeting. Venture capitalists rely heavily on trusted connections to vet deals. While some VCs will take pitches from an unsolicited source, it’s best bet to find an introduction through a credible reference. You also shouldn’t try to contact as many people as possible. Instead, try to find venture capital firms that are the best possible fit for your startup and your deal. The more closely aligned your startup and you, as founder, are with the needs of the venture firm, the more likely you’ll find venture capital firms willing to write you a check. Every pitch to a venture capital firm starts with an introduction to someone at the firm. It helps to know the exact profile of a venture capitalist to know which level of introduction makes sense. Typically it’s starts with an introduction to an associate and then you can work their way up to the full partnership. But if you can’t find any connections? Your next best alternative is to make the warmest possible introduction. You’re looking for any connection you can make to the venture capitalist so that you can demonstrate you’ve done your homework and you’re not just sending out form letters. Look for any background you can find on what previous deals they may have done that relate to your pitch. Look for some recent press that they may have gotten that you can refer to. You just need to create a little bit of warmth and personality to what is otherwise a cold intro. Showing that you’ve already done some of the homework will go a long way toward making sure you don’t wind up in the “deleted” folder. And getting a commitment from a private investor relies on the strength of a founder’s pitch. But the pitch process starts long before a founder finds themselves standing in front of the investor with a pitch deck. Luckily, most VC firms have a documented process founders should follow in order to guide their approach. The Elevator Pitch For a Venture Capital Firm The first thing a founder needs to send to angel investors is an elevator pitch. The elevator pitch isn’t a sales pitch. It’s a short, well-crafted explanation of the problem a startup solves, how they solve it, and how big of a market there is for that solution. That’s it. You don’t need to “sell” the angel investor in the introduction. The opportunity should speak for itself. For more information on email pitches, read “How to Create the Perfect Email Pitch.” The Pitch Profile For A Venture Capital Firm These days, just about everything is done through email, which means just about everything is also available online. Sending an elevator pitch along with a 20 megabyte PDF document is a surefire way to never even make it past an investor’s spam filters. Instead, send a link to your pitch profile, which is an online profile that explains a little bit about the deal and provides a way for the investor request more information. You can create a funding profile on Fundable.com. It only takes a little while and is an easier way to provide a reference back to a company profile than messing with attachments. Investors may also ask for an executive summary but over the past decade, this has become less and less common, with most preferring a pitch deck. Regardless, it’s a good idea to have one prepared — just in case. The executive summary is a two to three page synopsis of your business plan that covers things like the problem, solution, market size, competition, management team and financials of your startup. It’s typically in narrative format and includes a paragraph or two about each section. You can expect the angel investor to jump to the one section they’re most concerned about, read a couple paragraphs, and then maybe look a little deeper. They figure you’ll answer most of these questions in the pitch meeting, so they’re not going to spend too much time on the documents. 
Pitch Deck For Venture Capital Firms
A pitch deck is essentially a business plan or executive summary spread across 10 to 20 slides in a PowerPoint document. Investors like pitch decks because they force you, the founder, to be brief, and hopefully use visuals instead of an endless list of bullet points. The pitch deck is your friend and most trusted ally in the pitch process. You’ll use it as your main collateral item to get meetings, it will be the focus point of your meetings, and it will be what investors peruse after meetings. The Pitch Meeting For Venture Capital Firms Once the investor has reviewed the your materials and determined they are interested in meeting with you, the next step is to arrange a time for a pitch meeting. In some cases — particularly with early stage investment — the pitch meeting is more about the investor liking you as a person than it is just pitching the idea. So take a little time to establish rapport. Investors will more often invest in an entrepreneur they like with an idea they have some reservations about than an idea they like and an entrepreneur they think is a jerk. During the pitch, you’ll run through their pitch deck and answer questions. The goal isn’t to get to the end of the pitch deck in 60 minutes or less. The goal should be to find an aspect of the business that the investor actually cares about and zero in on that point. If the investor wants to spend 60 minutes talking about the first slide, you shouldn’t rush them. There are no points awarded for presenting the 20th slide. Focus on the conversation. 
The Business Plan For Venture Capital Firms
Venture capital firms don’t actually read business plans, but they sure are glad when founders have one. Business plans aren’t really about the document itself — they’re about the planning that goes into composing the document. It’s highly unlikely that you’re are going to get asked to submit a full business plan to a venture capital firm, but it is likely that you’ll be asked all of the hard questions that could be answered in the business plan, so putting one together is a perfect way to prep for your meeting. Luckily, we have Bizplan’s business planning software to help you with this step. The Financials For Venture Capital Firms Of all the documents that you’re going to be expected to be armed with, the financials are the most important. Most venture capital firms are going to expect a reasonable four-year projection of the income and expenses of the business. They’ll want to know how quickly you’ll be able to get the business to break even. They’ll want to know what you’re intend to use their money for. And, of course, they’ll want to know how you intend to get their investment back to them — with a healthy return. You should be prepared to provide an income statement, use of proceeds, and breakeven analysis at the very least. Due Diligence For Venture Capital Firms The last item is kind of a catch-all that we’ll call “due diligence.” When the venture capital firm gets more interested in a deal, the next phase of discovery is called due diligence. During this phase, they’ll dig into all the details of the business, from financials to the details of how the business model works. This is where all of the research and support you’ve put together will be put to the test. They’re likely going to ask you to prove how you arrived at the market size they’re going after. You may get asked to have your early customers talk to the venture capital firm. Assume the firm is going to do its best to make sure everything you said actually checks out. Lastly, a lot of the due-diligence, underwriting, and vetting of the start-up is paid up front or by the startup. This cost ranges from a few thousand dollars to on upwards to a hundred thousand dollars depending on the project and the amount of underwriting that is involved. But, this cost is very minimum and is a drop in the bucket if your startup is asking a VC for millions of dollars to partner with you or to fund your business. 
What Types of Venture Capital Are There?
The different types of venture capital are based on the stage the startup is in. 1. Early stage funding Early stage funding includes seed funding and Series A. The very first money that many enterprises raise — whether they go on to raise a Series A or not — is seed funding. (Some startups may raise pre-seed funding in order to get them to the point where they can raise a traditional seed round, but not every company does that.) The name is pretty self explanatory: This is the seed that will (hopefully) grow the company. Seed funding is used to take a startup from idea to the first steps, such as product development or market research. Once a startup makes it through the seed stage and they have some kind of traction — whether it’s number of users, revenue, views, or whatever other key performance indicator (KPI) they’ve set themselves — and they’re ready to raise a Series A round to help lift them to the next level. In a Series A round, startups are expected to have a plan for developing a business model, even if they haven’t proven it yet. They’re also expected to use the money raised to increase revenue. Because the investment is higher than the seed round— usually $2 million to $15 million — investors are going to want more substance than they required for the seed funding, before they commit. It’s no longer acceptable to have a great idea — the founder has to be able to prove that the great idea will make a great company. The typical valuation for a company raising a Series A is $10 million to $15 million. 2. Expansion funding Expansion funding includes Series B and Series C. Companies that make it to the Series C stage of funding are doing very well and are ready to expand to new markets, acquire other businesses, or develop new products. Commonly, Series C companies are looking to take their product out of their home country and reach an international market. They may also be looking to increase their valuation before going for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) or an acquisition. For their Series C, startups typically raise an average of $26 million. Valuation of Series C companies often falls between $100 million and $120 million, although it’s possible for companies to be worth much more, especially with the recent explosion of “unicorn” startups. Valuation at this stage is based not on hopes and expectations, but hard data points. How many customers does the company have? What’s it’s revenue? What’s it’s current and expected growth? Series C funding typically comes from venture capital firms that invest in late-stage startups, private equity firms, banks, and even hedge funds. 
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 Need to find investors to launch a startup or scale your business? There’s more than one way to approach fundraising and to get noticed by those with the capital you need to get to the next level. No matter how great your product or business idea, how lean you can operate, and how big you’ve grown already, more capital and financial leverage will almost inevitably be a necessity. Even the best funded and hyper-successful billion dollar startups have been engaging in more fundraising rounds than ever before. Having enough working capital and runway to get to your next milestone is vital for giving your business the chance to live to its full potential. Of course, the chances of receiving a random call from some super-sized venture capital firm or the producers of Shark Tank are pretty small. Especially, if you haven’t already attracted some well connected investors. Thankfully, for today’s entrepreneurs, I’ve seen an increasing number of ways startups are getting noticed, found and are connecting with potential investors. If you haven’t landed the money you want for your next series yet, consider these options and then share a great pitch deck with interested parties to convince them of the potential of your business. If you need guidance, the pitch deck template by Silicon Valley legend Peter Thiel is a great example of simple story telling in slides to help you get funded.  1) Online Fundraising Platforms The past five years have given birth to virtually countless online fundraising platforms. They have become highly popular with sophisticated and accredited individual investors, angels, and even banks and funds looking for new ways to deploy capital. The major platforms run from peer-to-peer lending sites which offer business loans to donation based, debt and equity crowdfunding portals. For donations you can try Kickstarter or Indiegogo. For equity crowdfunding platforms the most popular platforms are the following: •AngelList •Seedinvest •StartEngine •CircleUp •Wefunder Even if you don’t use online platforms to raise all the money you want, they can be powerful for getting noticed. The key is finding the right match in a platform for your venture and needs, as well as being realistic about what it will take to make a campaign work. 2) Events Success in business and fundraising is all about visibility, getting noticed by the right investors, who you know, and who knows you. Attending events is a great way to achieve this. Try to find out who is attending the event ahead of time and schedule meetings to be productive. This can be pitch nights for presenting your own opportunity and meeting active investors who are there, engaging in coding marathons, or simply getting out to organized networking functions and industry trade shows. If you are operating an early stage company, you may want to consider attending any of the following events: •WebSummit •Money2020 •TechCrunch Disrupt •SXSW •Collision To get ahead of the competition and take a more passive route, consider attending other events where your investors are likely to be. Think sporting events, charity fundraisers, film festival and yacht shows. 3) Social Media Social media can be your best friend as a lean startup or solo entrepreneur looking to test the market, gain traction, and attract investors. It makes it easy to be discovered, and is still one of the most cost effective methods of reaching others. You can take an inbound approach with your own posts and updates, or take a more active approach with collaborations and leveraging sponsored posts or influencers. Direct messaging can be powerful too. If you can get the social profile handles of well fitting investors, it might only take one great message to connect with the capital your startup needs.In the event you need VCs you can always go to Crunchbase and research for those investors that are actively investing in your industry. When it comes to social media, here are the most popular channels and how to use them: •LinkedIn for cold messages or to seek quality introductions to pass the social proof with guarded investors such as Venture Capital investors. In my opinion, LinkedIn Premium is totally worth for unlocking certain features. •Facebook for meaningful relationships after you have been able to meet with an investor once or twice. It is critical to build the relationship to generate trust. •Twitter for thoughtful conversations and engagement with relevant information shared by the investor.  4) Blog Blogging is one of the most underestimated methods of attracting inbound attention, telling your story, progressing potential investors through the thought process of wanting to invest in you, and remaining visible through each series of fundraising. Even without a website or blog of your own yet, you can publish via Medium or LinkedIn. Moreover, another good option is to go to the blogs of the investors that you are looking to target. They all read their comments and often engage with responses. Leave a thoughtful comment to get noticed and start building the relationship from there. Investors that are probably the most active right now on blogs include: •Fred Wilson •Mark Suster •Hunter Walk •Brad Feld •Matt Turck •Seth Levine •Jalak Jobanputra •Fred Destin •Tomas Tunguz •Bill Gurley 5) Email Simple emails have proven to be able to get the attention of notable angel investors and VCs. They’ve even be responsible for the launch of some very important and notable startups. Here are 3 Proven Email Templates That Helped Entrepreneurs Raise Millions. 6) Apply to Accelerators Popular startup accelerator programs always have an open invitation for applications from serious entrepreneurs. If accepted, you’ll likely get a modest check to keep developing your work, as well as introductions to other investors, business advice and help in staging future fundraising rounds. Just make sure you know the terms and look for a good fit before you apply, or accept the help. Typically Accelerator programs include a demo day. This is when the startups attending the program pitch to a crowd of investors. I listed recently the ones to highly consider in the piece 10 Startup Accelerators Based on Successful Exits. In the event the accelerator that you are considering is outside of the list included in the piece above, I would highly recommend to do extensive research to verify the type of success stories and the track record from such program. You may be better off using that equity that you intended to allocate to the Accelerator to create instead a very active board of advisors and incentivize them to help with making investor introductions. 7) Start Sharing Your Product Fundraising and growth needs to be strategic to be successful. Yet, far too many entrepreneurs and startups aren’t focusing enough on just getting their product or service out there in the hands of customers, influencers, and in turn, in front of investors. If you can acquire real customers, you will be under less pressure to seek outside money. When you do, you can achieve better terms, from better investors. If sales are tough, then there are freemium and hybrid business models that can help get your product in the market, and starting to generate some buzz.  8) Bootstrap Your Business Provided that your business isn’t operating in an industry that requires lots of startup capital, like manufacturing or transportation, you can potentially fund your own venture—and it may be more feasible than you think. For instance, even if you don’t have enough in savings to run the operation, you could get a 0% / low interest APR business credit card, offering you the chance to borrow cash for a period of time without incurring interest. Perhaps you think funding the business yourself carries lots of risk—and it does. But it’s important to consider your potential. Brent Gleeson, a leadership and team building coach specializing in organizational transformations, states, “if you believe in your vision and have an absolute refusal to accept failure as an option, you should feel comfortable investing your own money into the business.” Investing some of your own money will usually make investors and lenders more willing to partner with you down the line. 9) Raise Capital By Asking Friends and Family Raising capital through friends and family is a viable option for many. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 5% of US adults have invested in a company started by someone they know. Caron Beesley, a content marketing specialist and SBA contributor, advises that you ideally select a friend or family member with solid business skills. She also suggests that you “narrow your list down to friends or family who have faith that you will succeed, who understand your plans, and who are clear about the risks.” Once you’ve done that, Beesley stresses that you must demonstrate passion and due diligence by having a sound business plan and direction. Also, be realistic about how much money is needed. Finally, make sure to agree on what form the funding will take. They could be a loan or equity in your company. If the money is a loan, agree to a repayment plan and use a P2P lending website to document everything and manage the loan. 10) Apply for a loan Even as technology creates new ways of raising capital, traditional financing products remain the primary way small businesses fund their operations. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), almost 75% of financing for new firms comes from business loans, credit cards, and lines of credit. Generally speaking, the small business loans with the most favorable rates and terms are going to be SBA loans and term loans from banks and other financial institutions. To get approved, you typically need to meet requirements like the following:
These aren’t hard and fast rules and will differ depending on the lender. If you don’t qualify for a term loan with a good APR, there are other, albeit more expensive, types of funding available. If you have outstanding invoices, you could opt for invoice financing to get that money faster. Or, if you need cash for machinery, tech devices, office furniture, or something similar, consider equipment financing. Before applying for a small business loan, make sure to prepare any loan documents you’ll need to show ahead of time. You’ll be asked to show a profit and loss statement, balance sheets, tax returns and bank statements. In some cases your personal information may be checked as well. 
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The Hybridge SBA Loan Program3/23/2019        ***NOT ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE APPROVED. ALL APPLICATIONS GO THROUGH UNDERWRITING AND A VERIFICATION PROCESS , AND MUST MEET THE LENDER'S UNDERWRITING AND PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND FUNDING.
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Speakers B. Bonin Bough, Author and Host of Cleveland Hustles Nikhil Kalghatgi, Partner, Vast Ventures Kay Koplovitz, Co-Founder and Chairman, Springboard Enterprises; Founder, USA Networks Dave McClure, Founding Partner, 500 Startups Mehmet Oz, Host, "The Dr. Oz Show"; Professor of Surgery, Columbia University In this session, this special panel will explore the transformation of venture capital over the past decade and how the industry might evolve by 2030. Topics will include both macro and micro perspectives, trends and the viewpoints of both venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Will venture capitalists and individuals have new ways to invest in early stage companies in the future? If so, what, how and when? With the changes that lie ahead, will capital be more available in outlier markets? And, if so, how do investors provide the ancillary resources and talent to make these businesses successful? How are de-globalization movements such as Brexit affecting venture capital? 
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The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. The FCRA promotes the accuracy and privacy of information in the files of the nation’s credit reporting companies. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the FCRA with respect to credit reporting companies. A credit report includes information on where you live, how you pay your bills, and whether you’ve been sued or have filed for bankruptcy. Nationwide credit reporting companies sell the information in your report to creditors, insurers, employers, and other businesses that use it to evaluate your applications for credit, insurance, employment, or renting a home. Here are the details about your rights under the FCRA, which established the free annual credit report program. Q: How do I order my free report? A. The three nationwide credit reporting companies have set up a central website, a toll-free telephone number, and a mailing address through which you can order your free annual report. To order, visit annualcreditreport.com, call 1-877-322-8228. Or complete the Annual Credit Report Request Form and mail it to: Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. Do not contact the three nationwide credit reporting companies individually. They are providing free annual credit reports only through annualcreditreport.com, 1-877-322-8228 or mailing to Annual Credit Report Request Service. You may order your reports from each of the three nationwide credit reporting companies at the same time, or you can order your report from each of the companies one at a time. The law allows you to order one free copy of your report from each of the nationwide credit reporting companies every 12 months. A Warning About “Imposter” Websites Only one website is authorized to fill orders for the free annual credit report you are entitled to under law — annualcreditreport.com. Other websites that claim to offer “free credit reports,” “free credit scores,” or “free credit monitoring” are not part of the legally mandated free annual credit report program. In some cases, the “free” product comes with strings attached. For example, some sites sign you up for a supposedly “free” service that converts to one you have to pay for after a trial period. If you don’t cancel during the trial period, you may be unwittingly agreeing to let the company start charging fees to your credit card. Some “imposter” sites use terms like “free report” in their names; others have URLs that purposely misspell annualcreditreport.com in the hope that you will mistype the name of the official site. Some of these “imposter” sites direct you to other sites that try to sell you something or collect your personal information. Annualcreditreport.com and the nationwide credit reporting companies will not send you an email asking for your personal information. If you get an email, see a pop-up ad, or get a phone call from someone claiming to be from annualcreditreport.com or any of the three nationwide credit reporting companies, do not reply or click on any link in the message. It’s probably a scam. Forward any such email to the FTC at spam@uce.gov. Q: What information do I need to provide to get my free report? A: You need to provide your name, address, Social Security number, and date of birth. If you have moved in the last two years, you may have to provide your previous address. To maintain the security of your file, each nationwide credit reporting company may ask you for some information that only you would know, like the amount of your monthly mortgage payment. Each company may ask you for different information because the information each has in your file may come from different sources. Q: Why do I want a copy of my credit report? A: Your credit report has information that affects whether you can get a loan — and how much you will have to pay to borrow money. You want a copy of your credit report to:
Q: How long does it take to get my report after I order it? A: If you request your report online at annualcreditreport.com, you should be able to access it immediately. If you order your report by calling toll-free 1-877-322-8228, your report will be processed and mailed to you within 15 days. If you order your report by mail using the Annual Credit Report Request Form, your request will be processed and mailed to you within 15 days of receipt. Whether you order your report online, by phone, or by mail, it may take longer to receive your report if the nationwide credit reporting company needs more information to verify your identity. Q: Are there any other situations where I might be eligible for a free report? A: Under federal law, you’re entitled to a free report if a company takes adverse action against you, such as denying your application for credit, insurance, or employment, and you ask for your report within 60 days of receiving notice of the action. The notice will give you the name, address, and phone number of the credit reporting company. You’re also entitled to one free report a year if you’re unemployed and plan to look for a job within 60 days; if you’re on welfare; or if your report is inaccurate because of fraud, including identity theft. Otherwise, a credit reporting company may charge you a reasonable amount for another copy of your report within a 12-month period. To buy a copy of your report, contact:
Q: Should I order a report from each of the three nationwide credit reporting companies? A: It’s up to you. Because nationwide credit reporting companies get their information from different sources, the information in your report from one company may not reflect all, or the same, information in your reports from the other two companies. That’s not to say that the information in any of your reports is necessarily inaccurate; it just may be different. Q: Should I order my reports from all three of the nationwide credit reporting companies at the same time? A: You may order one, two, or all three reports at the same time, or you may stagger your requests. It’s your choice. Some financial advisors say staggering your requests during a 12-month period may be a good way to keep an eye on the accuracy and completeness of the information in your reports. Q: What if I find errors — either inaccuracies or incomplete information — in my credit report? A: Under the FCRA, both the credit reporting company and the information provider (that is, the person, company, or organization that provides information about you to a consumer reporting company) are responsible for correcting inaccurate or incomplete information in your report. To take full advantage of your rights under this law, contact the credit reporting company and the information provider. 1. Tell the credit reporting company, in writing, what information you think is inaccurate. Credit reporting companies must investigate the items in question — usually within 30 days — unless they consider your dispute frivolous. They also must forward all the relevant data you provide about the inaccuracy to the organization that provided the information. After the information provider receives notice of a dispute from the credit reporting company, it must investigate, review the relevant information, and report the results back to the credit reporting company. If the information provider finds the disputed information is inaccurate, it must notify all three nationwide credit reporting companies so they can correct the information in your file. When the investigation is complete, the credit reporting company must give you the written results and a free copy of your report if the dispute results in a change. (This free report does not count as your annual free report.) If an item is changed or deleted, the credit reporting company cannot put the disputed information back in your file unless the information provider verifies that it is accurate and complete. The credit reporting company also must send you written notice that includes the name, address, and phone number of the information provider. 2. Tell the creditor or other information provider in writing that you dispute an item. Many providers specify an address for disputes. If the provider reports the item to a credit reporting company, it must include a notice of your dispute. And if you are correct — that is, if the information is found to be inaccurate — the information provider may not report it again. Q: What can I do if the credit reporting company or information provider won’t correct the information I dispute? A: If an investigation doesn’t resolve your dispute with the credit reporting company, you can ask that a statement of the dispute be included in your file and in future reports. You also can ask the credit reporting company to provide your statement to anyone who received a copy of your report in the recent past. You can expect to pay a fee for this service. If you tell the information provider that you dispute an item, a notice of your dispute must be included any time the information provider reports the item to a credit reporting company. Q: How long can a credit reporting company report negative information? A: A credit reporting company can report most accurate negative information for seven years and bankruptcy information for 10 years. There is no time limit on reporting information about criminal convictions; information reported in response to your application for a job that pays more than $75,000 a year; and information reported because you’ve applied for more than $150,000 worth of credit or life insurance. Information about a lawsuit or an unpaid judgment against you can be reported for seven years or until the statute of limitations runs out, whichever is longer. Q: Can anyone else get a copy of my credit report? A: The FCRA specifies who can access your credit report. Creditors, insurers, employers, and other businesses that use the information in your report to evaluate your applications for credit, insurance, employment, or renting a home are among those that have a legal right to access your report. Q: Can my employer get my credit report? A: Your employer can get a copy of your credit report only if you agree. A credit reporting company may not provide information about you to your employer, or to a prospective employer, without your written consent. For More Information The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint, visit ftc.gov/complaint or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. Report Scams If you believe you’ve responded to a scam, file a complaint with:
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