As Brenda and I came into work this morning, Brenda noticed the speed limit on Myrtle just after Capitol is now 25mph. It was a sneaky little 2 put over the 3 on the 35mph speed limit sign.
I just got off the line with Credco, a third party that gets credit scores to lenders and found out we can't get our true credit score at all. Only a mortgage or credit company can get the scores.
What! You got to be kidding me. It's our information and the industry is keeping it secret...
So I was mad at Experian for the stupidly low credit score they gave us that cost us a refinance on our mortgage and I went on a bit of a rant yesterday, but then I started digging deeper and found a great big SCAM.
Brenda and I have been working to get our credit repaired over the last few years. It's taken quite a beating, especially losing our jobs out of the blue a few years ago. During this time we've been trying to refinance our home and keep coming up against brick walls...
Two years ago, Ethan Couch, was given probation for killing 4 people in an auto crash. He not only caused the crash, but was drunk and only 16. He got probation by his lawyer using the defense of "Aaffluenza." Aaffluenza happens in someone who is brought up in an affluent family and is spoiled to the point they haven't had to answer for anything wrong they've done.
Couch's probation off