Improve Your Credit Score
Improving your credit score can seem like a daunting task. The credit bureaus claim to factor in hundreds of things and you have no direct control over your score.
This is incorrect. If you take a few steps you can positively influence your credit score.
1. Remove bad credit items on your report. You must dispute the credit bureaus directly with either a dispute letter or by hiring a service to dispute them on your behalf.
2. If you have a bad credit item verified or delinquent account then pay them. Work out a payment plan and have them remove the negative credit item in exchange for your payment.
3. Pay your bills on time. It is estimated that missing a payment can damage a good score by up to 50 points.
4. Open a new credit line. This is best if it is a revolving line of credit, for example an unsecured credit card.
This will also help you build a positive payment history by paying your monthly bill. However if you can not qualify for an unsecured credit card then open a secured card, but make sure it reports to all 3 bureaus.
In addition by keeping your balance at approximately 10% of the credit limit it will build the most credit. This shows that you use your credit and use it responsibly.
5. Pay down you large debts. This will help your ratio of available credit to debt. The bureaus want to see that you are not in over your head and the best way to show this to them is by having available credit.
These are the only factors you should focus on when improving your credit score. There is one last tip that is surrounded in controversy.
6. Piggyback credit, this is when you are added as an authorized user to a good credit card account. The benefit is this account is now reported on your credit report.
This tactic has been widely abused and the scoring model has adjusted its formula to discount authorized users. However there is a debate over if this change has occurred yet or not.
In sum, focus on steps one through five and you are on your way to a 700 credit score. You don't have to live with bad credit you can increase your score and your quality of life.
This is incorrect. If you take a few steps you can positively influence your credit score.
1. Remove bad credit items on your report. You must dispute the credit bureaus directly with either a dispute letter or by hiring a service to dispute them on your behalf.
2. If you have a bad credit item verified or delinquent account then pay them. Work out a payment plan and have them remove the negative credit item in exchange for your payment.
3. Pay your bills on time. It is estimated that missing a payment can damage a good score by up to 50 points.
4. Open a new credit line. This is best if it is a revolving line of credit, for example an unsecured credit card.
This will also help you build a positive payment history by paying your monthly bill. However if you can not qualify for an unsecured credit card then open a secured card, but make sure it reports to all 3 bureaus.
In addition by keeping your balance at approximately 10% of the credit limit it will build the most credit. This shows that you use your credit and use it responsibly.
5. Pay down you large debts. This will help your ratio of available credit to debt. The bureaus want to see that you are not in over your head and the best way to show this to them is by having available credit.
These are the only factors you should focus on when improving your credit score. There is one last tip that is surrounded in controversy.
6. Piggyback credit, this is when you are added as an authorized user to a good credit card account. The benefit is this account is now reported on your credit report.
This tactic has been widely abused and the scoring model has adjusted its formula to discount authorized users. However there is a debate over if this change has occurred yet or not.
In sum, focus on steps one through five and you are on your way to a 700 credit score. You don't have to live with bad credit you can increase your score and your quality of life.
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