How To Repair Your Own Credit

By Sharon Barlow

How do you fix your credit by yourself without hiring others to do the work? This ebook shows you step-by-step how to do it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sharon Barlow
• Release date: May 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201434168

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CONTENTS

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1  WHAT'S ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT?............................4

WHAT IS IT?........................................................4

HOW TO GET YOUR CREDIT REPORT....................................6

WHAT'S ON YOUR REPORT?............................................8

2  LOCATE THE CREDIT REPORT MISTAKES.....................11

WHY ARE THERE MISTAKES?..........................................11

TYPES OF CREDIT MISTAKES TO FIND................................13

TAKE IT STEP BY STEP.............................................18

3  HOW TO CLEAN IT UP..........................................20

CONTACTING THE CREDIT BUREAUS...................................21

YOU'VE FOUND THE PROBLEM: NOW WHAT?.............................22

4  10 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CREDIT SCORE.................27

#1: MONITOR YOUR CREDIT REPORT..................................28

#2: USE CREDIT WISELY............................................29

#3: PAY YOUR DEBT DOWN...........................................30

#4: MONITOR AND LIMIT INQUIRIES.................................31

#5: DON'T OVER OBTAIN............................................32

#6: DO USE CREDIT.................................................33

#7: PAY MORE THAN MINIMUM PAYMENTS..............................34

#8: BUILD CREDIT WITH SECURED CREDIT CARDS.....................35

#9: KNOW WHEN YOU NEED HELP......................................36

#10: LIVE THE LIFESTYLE YOU CAN AFFORD.........................37

5  IT TAKES TIME.................................................39

TIPS FOR INCREASING YOUR CREDIT SCORE QUICKLY..................40

1

WHAT'S ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT?

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Your credit report is what controls your lifestyle, even if you may not understand it initially. Your credit report is used by lenders, mortgage, insurance businesses, and even your job when each of them decides if they should, or should not, work among you. When the last time you check your credit? Now its a suitable time than now to obtain your score.

WHAT IS IT?

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The first issue must is the most essential. What does your credit report look like? A credit report is a compilation of data about you. This information is centralized around your specific background and occurrence with credit use. Credit, a form of payment given to people to spend and return over time, is given by moneylenders, mainly if they believe you are an exceptional risk to them. Every moneylender must determine the level of chances adequate to them, but they base their judgments on the past credit.

Let me explain. Lenders lend to millions of people. They generate specific algorithms that assist them in defining who had good or bad credit by looking at how consumers spent their money. They decide how they are willing to work with. Risk is an estimated tool for moneylenders. The higher the risk, the more the interest rates and fees. However, if there is too much risk from a person, they will not repay their debts, which lender will lose money rather than gain it.

What does this imply? As a person who's a borrower, you need creditors to see you are a responsible payer. The moneylenders directly report the choices you make concerning credit.

You receive a credit card. You purchased your gas for $25 with your credit card. The credit card business reports this activity to the credit bureaus, which keep a record of all of your spending habits.

You make a payment on time. The moneylender communicates with credit bureaus. This is a good sign. You will increase your credit score over time.

You make a late payment. The moneylender communicates with credit bureaus. This is a bad sign. Just one late payment (only one) will linger on your credit for up to two years and can drop your credit score.

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