Little Known Secrets About Your Credit Score
August 15, 2008
If you have ever tried to borrow money, get a credit card, or buy something on credit, then someone has probably pulled your credit score. Your credit score (at its most basic) is the odds which lending America puts on your ability to pay back money they lend to you. The higher the score, the more likely you are to pay. These numbers come from information found in your credit report.
All the financial activity you have engaged in over the past seven years is recorded in your credit report. If you have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy or closed an account that had been in good standing, this will continue to appear in your credit report for ten years.
How The Credit Score Rating Scale Works
July 24, 2008
If you’ve ever check your own credit score, you may have found the scale they use for rating you a bit confusing. There are a bunch of numbers that all have a different meaning. Learning to read your credit score properly means you need to understand the rating scale.
There are several things that companies will review when building your credit score, including the following:
How Unsecured Loans Help With Credit Repair
June 6, 2008
Need that extra cash? But you’re having doubts concerning your bad credit ratings? You can be relieved of such a predicament with latest developments in the loan markets. Having a poor credit rating is no more considered as the end of the world. You can now get unsecured loans, specially tailored to suit people with bad credit ratings.
These unsecure loans are designated for people with bad credit who do not have any collateral or other means of security. There are many new, flexibly designed loans for people who lack property or valuable assets to hold up in order to secure a loan, as normal loans require.
What You Can Do To Keep Your Credit Score Afloat
April 29, 2008
Are you ready for a fresh financial start this year? Here are a few easy ways to spring clean your credit score, and begin today to pay down your debt.
Order a copy of your credit report. Consumers have access to one free copy per year from the three main reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Go to www.annualcreditreport.com to request a copy of your credit report from all three agencies. Your credit report will give you a detailed list of all your financial history, and give you your FICO score, the three digit number that banks and lenders use when determining a loan, and your interest rate. Now that you know your FICO score, you can begin to work to raise that number.
