HOW TO RAISE YOUR CREDIT SCORE

fireyone_02 · Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 267 -0.19 Dollars($)

Alaska this is a wonderful post and people will find it informational. I think one of the biggest things people face in these times is relying on credit cards to get by until they start catching up. I do not blame them because sometimes it is their only option but I believe carefulness needs to be taken there. Until i became part of thbis forum I wasn't a faithful credit report watcher...I am glad to say I fixed this problem.

jbarto65 · Joined: 04 Nov 2007 Posts: 591 4.82 Dollars($)

Glad to hear that you got some good help here fireyone, I am always glad to read and reply to your posts. Very Happy

chloejoanna · Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 35 15.06 Dollars($)

Ive heard it take 3 times the amount of time being "good" credit wise to build back any spell of bad credit, is this true? If so this may help work out the time to build favors score?

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Hello everyone new to this forum. who can I call or talk to to help me raise my credit score without causing me to much money?

fireyone_02 · Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 267 -0.19 Dollars($)

Hello Drona and welcome. Their are actually agencies out there that will help you work on getting your credit score raised but most cost money. Depending on how much leg work you are willing to do yourself you can help improve your score. First of all pull up; a copy of a free credit report , you are entiltled to a free one from each of the three reporting agencies once a year. Follow Alaskas advise and check it over carefully. You can see what in fact is keeping your score down. If there is anything there that doesn't belong or is past SOL (statute of limitations) you can request that it be removed. From there on you could try to work on each account that is in collection one at a time. Sometimes they will settle for a lot less than what is shown.
If your problem is no credit at all well then you need to start establishing some. Bank loans, credit cards and auto loans all help but isn't an overnight fix. It takes a good time period to build a good report, which means monthly payments paid on time for a period of time. Any other questions please feel free to ask.

jbarto65 · Joined: 04 Nov 2007 Posts: 591 4.82 Dollars($)

wow, fireyone, what a nice summary, you have come so far on here, you are a definitely one to watch grow here. One thing that I would like to add is to make sure you don't apply for too many cards at once because these will counteract what you are trying to do. thats all folks, .....................

erb1953 · Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 78 0.02 Dollars($)

I can see that where people can learn and spread their wealth of information the longer they are on any forum the more educated they become. You have put a nice spin on your explaination fireyone.

I would like to add one more thing if I may, watching your score is very important through this process, ordering your score or being on a credit watch program would be something that you might think about doing during this time.

I do agree with barto about not applying for many cards at one time and becareful once you get your credit established not to fall for the instore offers or holiday times offers to get you to complete an application. These hard inquiries will kill your score.

Just get one or two cards, charge a little on them and pay them off once a month to build a good credit line and score.

AlaskaDES · Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 27 12.39 Dollars($)

Hey Hey guys,

Sorry I haven't been around to help too much.

Drona,

In response to your post:

"Hello everyone new to this forum. who can I call or talk to to help me raise my credit score without causing me to much money?"

I have been in the business of saving people interest on debts. Although I have been charging people, I charge on what I save them. If I can save someone 20K in interest on debt compared to the current way they are doing it, I may charge less then 1% of their interest savings. I'm not here to advertise, but it all depends on your strategy on getting out. If you are current, you may want to just let time do its thing and pay it down. If you are a bit behind or figure time is of the essence, you may want to do some research with other companies that can pay off your debts for a fee. The price is always up to you.

There are many different ways to get out of debt, some more effective in interest, some more effective in time, some more effective in stress. I just try to help with a way to do all three. Please look over a post I put up about a month ago. That is a free way to start getting your score in the right direction.

Any approach you take, I wish you well. Welcome to the forums and always know that you are not alone.

enriko · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 60 16.49 Dollars($)

anything over couple years:)

jbarto65 · Joined: 04 Nov 2007 Posts: 591 4.82 Dollars($)

alaska,
Glad to have you back, hope you stick around now. Very Happy

what approach do you suggest that one take to clean up their credit, I have personally been trying to get rid of some old debt and have paid off 4 or the 5 accounts that I have in negative standing. Even though they say paid in full, they are still in the negative status, I suppose now that it is all said and done there is no way to have these deleted is there? Hope you have an answer for me. I have about three years till they dissappear. anyway to get it off my report sooner since they are paid up?

erb1953 · Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 78 0.02 Dollars($)

I will be watching for your answer also, I have too been working on cleaning up some credit issues.

jbarto65 · Joined: 04 Nov 2007 Posts: 591 4.82 Dollars($)

I have just about everything paid off, I just want to be able to get them off my credit report. hope I can find a way here to do it.

erb1953 · Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 78 0.02 Dollars($)

I think it is awesome that you have all them paid off, I am not sure that you will be able to get them off your report after the fact, they usually don't cooperate after they get their money. You can still write them and try, it is worth a shot.

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