The Credit Master Plan
Correction, rebuilding, and structure handled as one plan, so the improvement holds instead of sliding back.
Free. No obligation. Month to month, cancel anytime, no long-term contract.
Why a complete credit repair and rebuilding plan beats correction alone
Removing negative items is subtraction. A credit profile is also addition, and a file that has been stripped of derogatory items but has no depth underneath is still a weak file. Two open accounts, eighteen months of history, and one card at 70 percent utilization will not score well no matter how clean the report reads.
That is what this level exists for. On the correction side it is the same FCRA work as every other plan: challenges against inaccurate, outdated, or unverifiable items, on stated grounds, with the bureau holding a 30 day investigation window extendable to 45. On the building side it is the architecture of the file itself. Length of credit history is about 15 percent of a FICO score and it is driven by both your oldest account and the average age of all of them, which is why closing a paid-off card you have had for eleven years is one of the most expensive free decisions in personal finance. Credit mix is another 10 percent, and a file with only credit cards and no installment history reads differently to a lender than one with both.
Then there is utilization, which is roughly 30 percent of the score, moves sooner than anything else, and is the part most people are getting wrong right now. It is calculated per card and across all cards, from the balance the issuer reported on its statement date rather than what you owe today. A master plan works all three at once: challenge what is challengeable, build the depth that is missing, and set the structure so a year from now the file is stronger without you thinking about it.
Correction alone is not a credit strategy. It is the first third of one.
Who this is for, and who should pick something else
Score Pros qualifies hard on purpose. Being sent to the right service beats being sold this one.
Best for
People who want the whole profile handled: the negative items challenged, the missing positive history built, and the structure set so it stays that way.
- Want correction and rebuilding handled as one coordinated plan
- Have multiple bureaus showing multiple kinds of problems
- Care about where the file is in two to five years, not only next quarter
- Are tired of piecemeal fixes that did not hold
Not for you if
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You only need the negative items addressed
If the rest of the profile is already deep and well structured, the rebuilding half of this plan is work you do not need. Essential Credit Repair covers the correction on its own.
Essential Credit Repair → -
Everything is pointed at one application with a date
Strategic Credit Planning builds backward from a specific goal and its timeline, rather than optimizing the whole profile for the long run.
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The real goal is funding a business
Business fundability runs on the entity under its EIN, with its own bureaus and its own ladder. The personal file supports it, but it is not the same build.
Business Credit and Fundability →
How it runs, step by step
What happens at each stage, and what lands in your hands. Bureau investigation windows are set by the FCRA, not by us, and no outcome or timeline is guaranteed.
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Free Credit Clarity Session
A 30 to 45 minute call with all three reports open. We read the file, mark what is in play, and mark what is accurate and staying. On a master plan candidate we also look at what is missing: account age, mix, depth, and how thin the positive history is underneath the negatives.
What you see
A live 3-bureau review, a written summary, and a first read on correction versus rebuilding weight.
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Full profile architecture review
Every open and closed account, its age, its limit, its reported balance, its status, and its role in the file. Your oldest account and your average account age. Your per card and overall utilization as reported, not as you experience it. Inquiries and what they are doing. This is the map everything else is built from.
What you see
A written profile map: accounts, ages, limits, real utilization, mix, and the specific gaps.
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Correction rounds
Challenges filed under the FCRA on inaccurate, outdated, or unverifiable items, on stated grounds, with the round plan shown to you first and every response forwarded and explained. Accurate items are left alone and planned around instead of disputed.
What you see
The round plan in advance, copies of everything sent, and every response with a written read.
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Rebuilding, in sequence
Where the file needs depth, we work out what to add and when: which existing accounts to keep open and lightly active, whether a secured card or a credit builder account fills a real gap, whether an installment line is missing from the mix. Nothing gets opened for its own sake, because every new account also lowers your average age.
What you see
A dated build sequence with the reason for each account and what it is meant to fix.
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Utilization and structure set properly
Which balances come down first, how payments get timed against statement dates so the reported number is the low one, which limits are worth requesting increases on, and which cards should never be closed. These are the moves that compound quietly for years.
What you see
Per account utilization targets, payment timing, and a keep-open list with the reasons attached.
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Long term maintenance and protection
Re-insertion monitoring while the engagement runs, a written maintenance plan for after it ends, and a plain explanation of the protective habits that matter: checking all three reports annually, freezing files when appropriate, and catching a furnisher error in month one instead of month fourteen.
What you see
Re-insertion checks, a written maintenance plan, and an honest call on when to stop paying us.
Get the whole profile mapped, not just the negatives
Send your details and a credit specialist calls you within 1 business day and walks the full file with you: what is in play, what is missing, and what a master plan would actually cover.
Tell us what is going on
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What changes for you
Not a score prediction. These are the things the work is designed to put in your hands. Results vary by file, and no outcome or timeline is guaranteed.
The file gets depth, not just fewer negatives
Age, mix, and reported utilization are the parts that keep working after the disputes are finished.
You stop undoing your own progress
Closing the old card, opening three accounts in a month, letting a statement report at 80 percent. The plan names these before they happen.
One coordinated plan instead of five partial ones
Correction, building, and structure decided together, so the moves do not work against each other.
You leave with something you can run yourself
A written maintenance plan is the actual deliverable of this level. The goal is that you never need to hire anyone again.
Questions about the credit master plan
The ones people actually ask on the first call, with the answers we actually give.
Why does rebuilding matter if the negative items come off?
Because a clean file and a strong file are different things. Payment history and amounts owed are about 65 percent of a FICO score between them, but length of history is around 15 percent and mix another 10 percent, and those two are built only by time and structure. A file with nothing positive in it scores poorly even with no derogatory items on it.
Should I ever close a credit card?
Rarely, and almost never the oldest one. Closing removes the limit from your utilization calculation right away and eventually removes the account age from the file. If a card has an annual fee you no longer want to pay, ask the issuer about a product change to a no-fee card instead, which usually preserves the account history.
Do secured cards and credit builder accounts actually work?
They work when the file genuinely lacks depth, and they are pointless when it does not. A secured card that reports to all three bureaus adds an active revolving line with real payment history. A credit builder installment account can fill a missing mix category. Neither is magic, both take time, and we will tell you when the file does not need either.
How long does a master plan run?
Longer than a correction-only engagement, because the building half is driven by time you cannot compress. Plans are still month to month with no long-term contract, and you can still cancel anytime. We would rather tell you the correction is done and the rest is patience than keep billing you for patience.
Will you tell me when I no longer need you?
Yes, and it is written into how this level ends. When the file is being maintained rather than corrected, you get the maintenance plan and we tell you to cancel. A company that never reaches that conversation with any client is not running a service, it is running a subscription.
What is re-insertion and why does it matter here?
It is when an item that came off your report is put back by the furnisher. The FCRA requires the bureau to notify you in writing within five business days when it happens. On a long engagement it matters more, because there is more time for it to happen quietly, so we monitor for it throughout.
How is this different from Strategic Credit Planning?
Strategic Credit Planning aims the whole file at one external goal with a date on it. The Master Plan optimizes the profile itself for the long run, whether or not there is an application on the calendar. People with both a goal and a thin file often do the master plan and then plan the application inside it.
Can I do the building part myself?
Absolutely, and some people should. The Approval Lab teaches the same building framework at $25/mo, and Credit Building Basics covers the fundamentals for free. This level exists for people who would rather have it decided and sequenced for them.
More answers on the full FAQ, or read how the process works.
Related reading and services
Start with clarity
We will map your full profile and show you what a master plan would cover, and what it would not.
On your free Credit Clarity Session we will:
- Read all three bureau reports with you, line by line
- Separate what is genuinely in play from what is accurate and staying
- Explain what this service would and would not do for your file
- Lay out what it costs and how the billing works before you decide
- Tell you honestly if a different level, or none at all, is the better call
Clarity first. Progress and improvement follow.
Book your free Credit Clarity Session
Tell us a little about your situation. A real person calls you within 1 business day. No obligation, and nothing is billed before work is performed.
You're on the list.
A Score Pros credit specialist will call you within 1 business day to schedule your Credit Clarity Session. Check your email for a confirmation.
Want to move faster? Call (949) 430-6622, Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm PT.