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5 Tips to Improve Your Credit Score
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Repairing Credit Ratings to Build Credit
Is your goal to repair your credit rating? Then you might want
to consider many factors before getting started on building you
credit. Credit is good in many ways, and bad in some ways.
Credit puts stress on us simply because we have to maintain a
rating in order to get the respect we deserve. We all have our
own struggles in life and some us more so than others do. There
are many reasons that a person's credit is flawed. We often have
to maintain a high degree of accuracy or else.
Since, we do not like 'for else' then we have to constantly
find a solution to keep our credit rating at a rate. The good
qualities about credit are that it gives you a resolution when
times are hard, and when you want to build credit. To get
started repairing your credit then you must search for various
methods that can help restore your credit ratings. The first
thing you are going to do is get copies of your credit reports.
The disadvantage is you will need to pay for the reports unless
you apply for a credit card or loan. Be sure to avoid applying
for cards and loans since the more you apply the more it affects
your credit ratings. Once you apply for a loan or credit, the
lenders will request copies of your credit report, which adds
points to your credit score and it stays on your report for
around 3 years.
The more points you have, it takes away from your score, which
is more important that your credit. Once you apply for a credit
card or loan, then you have one advantage of getting all
3-credit reports free. Today everyone is checking credit, so
your score is always affected in one way or another.
Nowadays nearly, every business will check your credit report,
so if you are buying a car avoid allowing the sales reps to
check your credit until you know this is what you want. It is
helpful to take an updated credit report, which most lenders
will tell you "oh we can't use that." This is ok; tell the reps
"you are not checking my credit until I know this is what I want
to
do." The credit report can provide them an overview of what
they are looking at.
Understanding Credit Repair
After you have requested your credit reports, you can move onto
the next step. If you have any charges on your credit, report
that appears suspicious be sure to contact the three credit
bureaus immediately, petitioning the charges. The claims against
your report affect you, so you have the right to file a claim
with the Fair Crediting Reporting Act (FCRA). In 1971, the US
Congress passed a law to protect us against claims filed on our
credit report that do not belong to us. Take advantage of this
law. Understanding the steps to credit repair is essential to
get on the road to building credit. After you have disputed your
credit reports errors, you will next want to wait at least six
months before applying for a loan or credit card.
After about six months, most credit bureaus remove the errors
completely. Be ware that sometimes you may have to argue with
the bureaus, since in some cases they neglect to remove the
errors. If you have, any delinquencies on your credit report be,
sure to take care of them right away if possible. While you
wait, the six months be sure that you continue paying your bills
on time.
If you do not have the money to pay the bill in full, be sure
you make adequate payments on the bill to avoid bad credit
reports. If you intend to apply for a loan later, make sure that
you meet all payments required of you. In addition, it is wise
to keep an updated copy of your credit report on hand if
possible. We are advised to monitor our credit reports regularly
so that we know where we stand with our credit. If your goal is
to repair your credit, taking the first step is the beginning of
building a great credit score and rating.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is a business owner with vast experience in all
facets of Credit and Credit Repair - for further tips and
techniques visit http://www.officialdebtfree.com
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