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It Pays To Pay Promptly

Probably by now you already know that credit is among the biggest difficulties in our financial life. The vast majority of the world’s countries have money worries. This financial challenge actually causes severe frustration for a lot of people. Nevertheless, if your credit score is in an excellent condition, you wouldn’t get a headache thinking about this problem in the first place.

It’s not the end of the world though if you don’t have a respectable credit score. There will always be things you can do about it. Before we get down to details, let me shine some light on you if in case you have been living under a rock and credit score is an alien term for you.

Credit score is a numerical expression that indicates the credit reliability of an individual. Creditors might rely on this number to make the decision whether or not to say yes to lending you money. When your credit score is high, you’ll be able to obtain credit out of just about anywhere you would like to, but this is determined by your revenue stream.

Your credit score decline when you make application for a credit. When you find yourself having a tough time getting approved for loans you are currently applying for, it essentially implies that you’ve got a poor credit score. So that you can boost it back up, it is crucial that you are prompt with your monthly payments and pay back everything in complete amounts.

Most individual miss out on a payment from time to time, and a single late payment can damage your credit score. However, there will always be answer to every problem. First, find out what your credit score is. You can look it up on the Internet from the credit agencies on a yearly basis, free of charge.

A guaranteed approach to enhance your credit score is by paying back the money you owe by the due date. There are many factors to take into consideration but this should be always among your priorities. As soon as you have an improved credit score, then you’re able to start using credit again.

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Posted by Trevor Jones - February 10, 2012 at 12:31 pm

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ICB Trade Lines – Piggyback Credit Increases FICO Score

ICB Trade Lines - Piggyback Credit Increases FICO Score

Many people are against the concept of piggybacking. Piggybacking is when someone with poor credit is authorized to use a credit card of another person having a good credit history.

Thus, they can benefit from having the payment history of the authentic cardholders show up on their credit reports, leading to a boost in their credit scores. It’s like they are given a free ride. But creditors are complaining as it is pure fraud and is contradictory to the real credit scoring system.

Spare some time to watch this video and know for yourself what’s in it behind this system flaw.

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Posted by Trevor Jones - February 8, 2012 at 3:27 pm

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What Is A Credit Score?

You may have heard about the good and the bad credit score, but let’s get back to basics. What is a credit score? Why is it so important?

First and foremost, a credit score is a three-digit number given to those with a social security number and the range is from 300 to 850. The higher the number, the more creditworthy an individual can be. The software used to come up with the score is the Fair Isaac and Company (FICO), which is why credit score can also be called FICO score.

It is given to a person based on how he or she pays the bills. When you have loans, your creditors report your payment records to the three credit bureaus namely Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax.

When you pay your bills on time and in the agreed amounts, it will have a positive impace on your score. Otherwise, your credit score will suffer. Thus, you are forced to pay higher interest rates compared to those who have good ratings.

What makes it harder for people who have low credit scores is getting approved for a loan, be it a big ticket item or mortgage. Boosting your credit back up is not only difficult, but it can get confusing at times as well.

When that happens, it is best you seek help from someone who is more experienced or skilled as they may give you sensible advices to get your score improving.

In addition to that, your credit report can have errors in them, that is why it is highly recommended to have it monitored regularly. If you fail to do so, the errors will generally drag your rating down.

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Posted by Trevor Jones - November 25, 2011 at 3:54 pm

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000 Credit Score?

Question by starrysmaster: Credit Score?
I got my credit report yesterday from Experian and decided to pay extra for the Vantagescore/Fico score, the page came back “were sorry we cant generate your Vantagescore because there are no credit accounts on file. I’m 41 and have had accounts before this but none at this time, so is my credit score 000 or perfect when applying for a loan?

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Answer by SPIFIMAN1
What they are telling you is you have no score.

FICO reports from 300 to 850 anytime a score calculates to below 300 it defaults to a 0.

A lot of people think they have good credit because they pay for everything with cash when just the opposite is true.

You need to re-establish some lines of credit and use them to generate a score.

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Posted by Trevor - November 16, 2011 at 3:29 pm

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credit score go up?

Question by Giovanna R: credit score go up?
I have to pay 2,654 dollars and the lady said if I pay 1,900 for a settlement she would say it was paid all…but my question is will my credit score go back up once I paid the full amount

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Answer by Helen Scott
Not over night…you’re going to have to work at it.

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Posted by Trevor - September 16, 2011 at 6:04 pm

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