Friday, March 21, 2008
Link Directory
Friday, March 14, 2008
Fix Credit
Monday, February 11, 2008
How to Fix my Credit, Who To Contact
TransUnion LLC Consumer Disclosure Center
Address: P.O. Box 1000
Chester, PA 19022
Telephone: 1_800_888_4213
Online: www.tuc.com
Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc
Address: P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374
Telephone: 1_888_766_0008
Online: www.equifax.com
Experian National Consumer Assistance Center
Address: PO Box 2002
Allen, TX 75013
Telephone: 1_888_397_3742
Online: www.experian.com
This is Great information to have when fixing credit. They now have online credit reports also when are quick and easy but make sure they are pulling your report from one of the agencies above.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
How to Fix My Credit Fast
How to Fix My Credit Fast, First to fix credit fast we must understand where our credit score comes from.
In order to improve your credit score you must understand what your credit score is and how your credit score works, and with this information you will be able to improve your credit score and with out this you will never be on the road to repair.
With out understanding your credit score you are at the hands of who ever you are in dept with and in their eyes they think they know more about you than you do. Your credit score is how they are going to see you and perceive you as risk.
Normally the better your credit score the better risk factor you have, and the better credit rates you will be given. Scores in the lower 600's will have a harder time finding credit, while credit above 700 to 720 will be given the best rates available. Credit scores are like report cards someone looks at them makes a judgment and decided if you get to go out and play.
There are lenders that will work with you if your credit score is in the 600s you might not get the rate you Really want or need but there are lenders that are willing to take the risk. Other lenders will take one look at your credit rating paper and throw out your application after a glance at the numbers.
Your credit score is calculated on your credit report, a document that has a history of your past actions. The Bureaus use computers and Mathematical equations to determine your credit score this all comes from your credit report.
All Credit Bureau's use separate methods to determine credit scores. This being the reason your scores are slightly different across the board. Most credit companies use the FICO system. This is the Software by Fair Isaac Corporations Company. This is probably the most used software since the FICO model system was developed.
Credit Bureaus look at patterns. Since people that have a large amount of dept are statistically higher rate of not repaying or not being able to replay their dept, your credit score reflects too many depts. Understanding this will help you.
This will tell you how lenders think and how they think you will repay your bills depending on your dept.
This will also show you if you want to improve your credit score you need to prove that you pay your bills on time and have a history of doing so. This alone helps credit repair 10 fold. Pay what you can when you can but be consistent.