Setting Long-Term Goals and Getting There after College

by Landon McGehee I had a relative graduate from college recently, ... . 1. Know your credit score. You will have a credit report once you borrow money from a lender or have a creditor that reports to one of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 19:53:11

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White House Throws GMAC $6 Billion Rescue Line

Remember when the Bush administration was opposed to tapping the $700 billion Wall Street bailout to help Detroit’s Big Three? Fugetaboutit ... percent fewer loans worldwide than it did a year before, Dow Jones reports.) The $6 billion — ... from a minimum credit bureau score of 700 two months ago down to a score of 621. From a statement from GMAC [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 16:29:15

Credit Repair In Four Easy Steps

If you want to repair credit scores and open up more doors for your future, here are four relatively simple ways to approach credit report repair ... by sending a letter to the credit bureau. Secondly, you should begin paying down your debts to repair credit history. This won’t make as great an impact as paying monthly bills on time [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 12:15:18

Understanding Credit Repair

If you want to repair credit scores and open up more doors for your future, here are four relatively simple ways to approach credit report repair ... the claims by sending a letter to the credit bureau. Secondly, you should begin paying down your debts to repair credit history. Although it certainly helps, it doesn’t have as much impact as paying [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 00:28:43

How Credit Repair Process Works

If you want to repair credit scores and open up more doors for your future, here are four relatively simple ways to approach credit report repair ... the claims by sending a letter to the credit bureau. Secondly, you should begin paying down your debts to repair credit history. This won’t make as great an impact as paying monthly bills on time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 08:40:45

BehindTheMedspeak: Healthcare credit score — just another name for wallet biopsy

Certainly it's more politically correct but they're exactly the same thing ... For Hospitals Credit-reporting bureau Experian PLC said it agreed to acquire SearchAmerica Inc ... and their revenue cycle," said Kerry Williams, Experian's group president of credit services and decision [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 17:01:16

Removing Bankruptcy From Credit Report

by Matt Douglas With a bankruptcy mark on your report your score will be lowered considerably. However there is hope, you can remove this mark and by building some positive credit ... , a dispute letter must be sent to each bureau disputing the accuracy of the mark. Upon receipt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 09:47:42

How Can Lawsuit Funding May Help To Avoid A Bad Credit

Many lawsuit plaintiffs have financial troubles while they wait for a settlement problem that could make more low their credit level . Credit reports are piled up by firms named credit bureaus that get reports directly from lenders about their customers paying practices. Founded on a debtors history of paying bills and the amount of debt the man has , credit bureaus go with a credit score for each man . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 13:20:28

Rapid Credit Rescoring - What it Can and Cannot Do For Your Score

by Cliff Pape Too many people have been losing loans or just paying too much interest because of some inaccurate information that has been reported ... to repair (or restore, or whatever you want to call it) your credit FIRST because the services require ... by the credit bureau on their credit report. You may be able to get your credit score recalculated [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 08:15:40

Eleven Ways To Improve Your Credit Score

Credit scores are one of those little things in life that while they can have a significant impact on people's financial bottom lines, ... your score. 1) Order a copy of your credit report. Review it carefully. Correct any significant errors. This can be done by sending in letters to all three of the credit bureaus. 2) Pay your bills [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 18:02:36

How Women Can Fix Their Credit Before Applying for a Job: Part 1 — Credit Scores and Credit Reports

a guest post by Michelle Dunn credit debit card charge (www.bizchicksrule.com) ... a job interview because of some bad credit they may have. More and more employers are checking ... of the 3 credit bureaus to provide you with a free copy of your credit report annually at your request. Don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 10:18:26

Are You On The Credit Bureau's Blacklist?

By John Rasor your credit scores are not based on personal information like race, sex, or national origin ... report make up your credit score. Pretend for a moment that you are an underwriter working through ... , and deserve this loan, right? Could you be on the credit bureaus blacklist? Since [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:07:07

Increase Your Credit Score - Use It or Lose It!

In case you did not know, I am a huge Dave Ramsey fan. This guy simply understands what it takes to truly become debt free ... not qualify for financing. I understand how the credit reporting bureaus calculate your credit ... and then pay these guys once a month. Not a bad deal….. That is until we were denied credit! Let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:44:16

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