Why canât information be deleted from the credit report? Experian stores information from credit grantors and public records in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. When you use credit, a record of your payment history is reported to credit reporting agencies.
(Updated March 4, 2016) No. Earnest money is not necessary to make an otherwise accepted offer into a valid contract. Earnest money is a buyer-performance item required to be deposited after a contract is fully executed. A contract could become effective even if no earnest money is required in the agreement.
If the buyer walks for a reason not covered in the contract, the seller is legally allowed to keep the earnest money. If the seller tries to get out of the contract, however, the buyer can file a lawsuit for specific performance, forcing the seller to go ahead with the sale.