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are easier negative listings to remove.
Myth #4 Disputing the credit report is easy and any consumer
can do it himself for the price of a few postage stamps.
Disputing the credit report is easy. Getting results from
the credit bureaus is amazingly difficult, complex, and
infuriating. It isn't a coincidence that the Federal Trade
Commission receives more complaints against credit bureaus
than any other type of business. Remember, the credit
bureaus are primarily interested in protecting their
profits. Investigating your challenge consumes these
profits. Short of sparking mass numbers of lawsuits, the
credit bureaus will do everything in their power to
discourage consumers from making progress with their credit
restoration. Restoring your own credit is like repairing
your own transmission or representing yourself in court: it
is possible, but you must decide if you are willing to take
the time and assume the risks of doing it yourself.
Myth #5 If I declare bankruptcy, I can begin my credit
report all over with a clean slate. Many bankruptcy
attorneys do not adequately understand of explain the
effects of bankruptcy to their clients. Stated simply,
bankruptcy is to the credit rating what the nuclear bomb is
to war. When you file for bankruptcy, every credit account
that you decide to include in bankruptcy will become an
"included in bankruptcy" account. Additionally, a bankruptcy
filing and bankruptcy discharge listing will appear in the
court records section of your credit report. Because so many
negative items are attached to the bankruptcy, it becomes
very difficult to remove all trace of the bad credit. If at
all possible, you should avoid bankruptcy.
Myth #6 If you are not satisfied with the results of your
credit bureau challenge, you may file a "100 word statement"
on your credit report explaining your side of the story.
Creditors will read your statement and will take it into
consideration. No creditor, that we know of, considers
information given in a 100 word statement. The statement
only serves to very some of the negative listings on the
credit report.
Chapter Two: Creating Good Credit
Maybe you've recently finished restoring your credit or
maybe you're young and haven't used credit yet. In either
case, it's easy to build a positive credit history quickly
and cheaply. Most times you can build a glowing credit
report in just a couple of weeks. First, you must make sure
that you're credit report is spotless. Most times, creditors
will protect their liability by giving you several reasons
for your credit denial. If you receive a denial letter that
states, "Derogatory credit accounts & insufficient positive
credit accounts," don't worry about the positive credit
until you've repaired the bad credit. That creditor would've
probably denied you regardless of your bad credit history.
If you have any bad credit on your credit report, see the
Restore Bad Credit file in this web site. Now that your
credit is perfect, you are ready to build a positive credit
profile. Follow any or all of these techniques to stack your
report with A-1 listings. But, beware, if you stack too many
open accounts, or too many credit inquiries, you will be
denied based on debt to income ratio and excessive credit
inquiries. If you already have a problem with excessive
credit inquiries, see the Erase Credit Inquiries file in
this web site. Piggy-back on a Friend If you know someone
(like a good friend or parent) who has good credit, you can
"borrow" their good credit listings. This friend must have
credit cards, and must trust you enough to allow you to
become an "authorized user" on his credit cards. Just have
your friend call his credit card company and request that
you be placed on his card as an authorized user. A copy of
the card will be sent and you may simply return it to your
friend. Your credit file should soon show an open account
with all of the positive history that your friend has
created over the years with that credit card. A small
footnote will show that you are an authorized user of that
card.
Remember, though, when a new credit grantor goes to review
your file, he may insist that the balance on the card appear
on your debt to income ratio balance sheet. That shouldn't
disqualify you for credit if your income is sufficient and
you don't have a n excess of debt on your file. Get a
Collateralized Credit Card Telephone the North American
Consumer Alliance (NACA) at (801) 263-1373 and request their
collateralized Visa card. You can get this card even if you
have some bad credit still on your credit file. The Visa
that NACA offers will allow you to utilize 150 % of the
money which you place as collateral. So, if you put up
$500.00 as collateral, you will be allowed to charge up to
$750.00. Do the Credit "Waltz" Most banks will help you to
build credit by allowing you to borrow against an amount
placed in savings.
Here's how you can "waltz" $500.00 to $1000.00 into a good
credit rating without tying the money for more than a few
hours.
Step One. Deposit an amount over $500.00 in a bank savings
account. Explain to your account representative that you
would like to build good credit by taking out a loan against
that amount. Make sure you understand the terms of the loan.
You must make certain that at the bank will allow you to pay
the note off within 90 days without an interest penalty.
Step Two. Take your new $500.00 loan to another bank and
repeat Step One.
Step Three. Repeat Step Two until you are satisfied that you
have enough accounts to constitute sufficient positive
credit.
Step Four. After ninety days, return to each bank and ask
that each loan be retired with the $500.00 being held as
collateral. Seek Easy Credit Many stores extend credit
without tremendous regard for the credit standing of the
applicant. These stores usually can be found in industries
with small products or traditionally high mark-ups.
Here are a list of creditors who will often extend credit to
those without much credit history: Fingerhut Radio Shack
Jewelers Furniture Stores Tire Stores Appliance Stores Easy
credit Auto Dealerships
Chapter Three: Obtaining A Mortgage
Would you believe that it is usually much harder to qualify
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