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No matter who you are, how much or how little money you make, or what
you do, credit will be one of the most important aspects of your
financial life. Obtaining credit, and handling credit wisely once you
have it, is one of the most important lessons you will learn in life.
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We understand it may not be your fault you’re living with bad
credit.
Sometimes circumstances arise within our lives that we
have no control over. Divorce, death, medical problems, loss of a
job;
there are innumerable circumstances that can
contribute to a bad credit situation. We also understand that even
when
you’ve made bad financial decisions in the past; it
isn’t fair to continue to punish you for them well into the
future.
Far too many people have circumstances occur in their lives that
forces
their credit into the negative. Unfortunately, they
continue to reap the consequences of those circumstances year
after
year. Once you have bad credit it can be extremely
difficult to clean up your credit report and once again establish
good
credit. Experts claim the easiest way to get rid of
bad credit is to take out a loan and make regular payments on it
in
order to establish good credit. We understand that theory
is much easier said than done. Most banks and lenders aren’t
willing to
take a risk on your bad credit in order to loan you
the money you need to establish good credit. It might seem either
way
you go, you lose.
That’s not the case with us. We’re here to help you, regardless of
your
credit situation. We have years of experience in
assisting individuals in similar situations. In fact, we
specialise in
helping consumers who have bad credit through no fault
of their own. Our goal is to help you recover from your bad credit
situation as quickly as possible, with as much dignity as
possible and move on to re-establishing your dreams.
We have provided a few easy to apply tips below to help you get
started
back on the road to establishing good credit.
You do not necessarily have to go out and obtain a loan in order
to
prove yourself worthy of good credit. Simply start paying
your bills on time. Set up a tickler system if the problem is
forgetting to drop the envelope in the mail. Sit down and
budget out your funds so you know when the payment has to be made
and
then make sure you put the payment in the mail at least
a week before it’s actually due. If there’s a holiday looming and
you’re concerned the mail might be a little slow, mail it
even sooner. Don’t let delayed mail be the cause of your
plummeting
credit score.
Don’t take advantage of a department store’s offer to save you 10%
or
15% off a purchase simply by applying for a charge card.
What normally happens in this kind of situation is that the store
will
run your credit record and when they do it will show
up as an inquiry on your record. Too many of those make for a bad
credit score. It’s far better to simply bypass the offer
and pay in cash or with another card if you absolutely must.
Don’t be tempted to move money around and consolidate your credit
cards. While the offers of lower interest rates can be very
appealing you should know that these offers are almost always
introductory offers only. After the introductory period has
passed you’ll be hit with a new interest rate and that APR might
even
be higher than the one on the previous card. Not to
mention that moving money around shows up on your credit report
and
does you no favors.
If you are carrying several credit cards with balances and are
wondering which ones you should start paying down, in regards
to a healthy credit score, it is best to begin paying on the cards
with
the higher balances. This is because one of the
factors taken into account on your credit score is the balances on
your
existing cards. Credit score formulas do not look
at the interest rates you are carrying, only at number of
accounts,
balances and frequency and timeliness of payments. If
you are carrying balances that amount to 75% or more of your
credit
limit, it is time to start paying them down. You should
try to maintain a 25% margin of credit available on all credit
cards at
all times.
Finally, don’t be tempted to start closing out accounts. Once they
are
activated they will be seen on your credit report
anyway and closing them out will only hurt you.
Keep in mind that it’s never too late to start trying to improve
your
bad credit score. We are here to help you along the
way and are always more than happy to answer any of your
questions.
Credit Card Debt
American Debt
Foundation
http://www.americandebtfoundation.com