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Dear Friend,
NOTICE You have the express permission of the author to sell this information to others, thereby helping others to improve their credit ratings. However, you may NOT change a single word in this information. This report is offered as information ONLY. The author is not engaged in rendering any LEGAL or ACCOUNTING advice. If such advice is needed, please consult the appropriate professional. Click
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Of course, one of the obvious ways to increase your credit score is simply to pay your bills on time, which of course you need to do. However, there's a more proactive approach to raising your credit score that's easy to do and makes the process quicker! Let's say you have a Visa card with a $1,000.00 credit limit. Starting today you can use your $1,000.00 line of credit to increase your credit score and it doesn't matter if the credit card is secured or non-secured. The only thing that matters is that your credit card payments are reported to the credit bureau. Each month you probably pay an electric bill, phone bill, water bill, car insurance and other types of bills which are generally not reported to the credit bureau unless you have an outstanding balance and refuse to pay it. The trick is to pay all these bills each month using your credit card, which does report to the credit bureau. Remember, you can even pay your groceries and fuel purchases for your car using a credit card. As long as the bill can be paid using a credit card you're ok. The next step is to apply the same money you were going to spend for the bills directly to your credit card bringing the balance to zero each month. Each month you charge your credit card then pay it off to reflect a positive payment history and you'll increase your credit score. If you have a credit card with a large enough credit line, you can easily pay your car payment or even a mortgage payment. Even if you don't have a large enough credit line or can't get a non-secured credit card, you can still get a secured credit card from your local bank. Once this is done, deposit the same money you were going to use to pay your bills into your secured credit card account and simply use your secured credit card to pay your bills. When using this method you can also use two credit cards showing more accounts with positive activity, which can work in your favor. However, don't get carried away! Having too many active credit card accounts or open lines of credit will also work against you. Note: Debit cards with the Visa logo that come directly out of your checking account don't count. The credit card you're using must be set-up as a true credit card with the payments reported to the credit bureau.
Now your bills are being paid on time and you're maximizing your credit score with every bill you pay using your credit card reflecting a positive payment history for both your bills and your credit card. Remember, this costs you very little to accomplish. All you may end up paying is a few dollars in interest, if that. The benefits you'll receive as your credit score increases will far outweigh a few dollars per month. THE KEY HERE IS TO ALWAYS USE THE MONEY YOU WERE GOING TO ALREADY USE TO PAY YOUR BILLS TO PAY THE CREDIT CARD YOU'RE NOW USING TO PAY YOUR BILLS, BRINGING THE BALANCE TO ZERO EACH MONTH. NEVER MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING YOU HAVE ALL THIS MONEY AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND ONLY PAYING THE MINIMUM PAYMENT TO THE CREDIT CARD. PAY THE CREDIT CARD DOWN TO A VERY SMALL BALANCE EACH MONTH! I CAN'T STRESS TO YOU ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THIS STEP IS. BY NOT DOING SO, YOU'LL END UP MORE AND MORE IN DEBT. Note: The reason it is important to leave a small balance every month on your credit card is that banks like to see that you are paying interest, which helps raise your credit score. A $20 or $30 balance will work fine. Of course, the only bills this will work on are those you can use a credit card to pay. I believe you'll find you can pay most of your bills with a credit card. Once again let me remind you AS STATED THROUGHOUT OUR WEBSITE YOUR CREDIT HISTORY HAS NO IMPACT ON ACQUIRING REAL ESTATE WHEN YOU WORK WITH US. This information is provided as a gift to you with no strings attached. I hope to hear from you soon.
John R. Tellez
Copyright 2001 Real Estate Funding Solutions. All rights reserved.
You may NOT change a single word in the report or on the brochure. You may change the form of this information when you sell it. This report is sold as information ONLY. The author is not engaged in rendering any LEGAL or ACCOUNTING advice. If such advice is needed, please consult the appropriate professional. PUBLISHED BY: WILLLAM SAVRAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.,
It is the purpose of this report to teach you how to obtain a copy of your Consumer credit report and to remove such things as judgments, late payments, liens, or anything that is untrue or unfair from such reports, thereby improving your consumer credit rating. You also have the express permission of the author to REPRINT and sell this information to others, thereby helping others to improve their credit ratings as well! By marketing this report you will be helping others achieve their goals of improving their credit rating at terrific savings over companies that charge up to $400 or more for this simple service that anyone armed with the proper information can easily accomplish themselves!
The average American has a better understanding of General Motors than
he or she does about their credit rating. Credit is used every day by
millions of Americans, yet most do not have the faintest idea how our
credit system really works. Most people The dictionary defines credit as financial trustworthiness. Time given for payment for goods SOLD ON TRUST! Actually, the credit system we now use is as old as the business world itself. The trend of today that we see advertised everywhere is: "BUY NOW AND PAY LATER." It is this philosophy that has caused millions of Americans to live from payday to payday, or from payment to payment! Credit has been extended whenever goods are sold, or where services have
been rendered and immediate payment of cash has NOT been made. The principle
of credit is the same, whether the corner grocery store owner lets a patron
"put it on the tab" until payday, or an executive takes a $5,000
cash advance from What do you think would happen to the grocery store customer if when payday came around he DID NOT pay his bill as promised? Well, the grocer might give him more time, but chances are the grocer would no longer extend credit to such a customer. He would no longer be allowed to purchase his groceries "ON CREDIT!" The same situation is true for the executive if he fails to pay his obligation
for the $5,000 cash advance. His credit rating would be damaged, and that
would make it very difficult for him to obtain a new credit card from
American Express(TM) if he did With these examples in mind, if the grocer was stuck with a large unpaid bill, he would go around the neighborhood and tell all the other merchants that Mr. X "burned" him, and is NOT good credit risk. From that point on, none of the other merchants in town will give Mr. X any credit! American Express(TM) would be faced with the very same problem. How would they inform other corporations that Mr. Executive is a poor credit risk? And how would American Express(TM) be able to obtain information on other clients who are applying for them for the credit for the first time?
Before you go on reading this report ask yourself one good question.
How much is it worth to you to have GOOD CREDIT? The answer is simple.
Good credit in our society is virtually ''PRICELESS !" If your credit
is not good, you will be severely Throughout this material we will show you a simple and legal way to develop a AAA credit reputation no matter what your past credit shows this very moment. Regardless of your present credit rating, whether it reflects no credit, slow credit, or simply bad credit, or EVEN if you filed bankruptcy... YOU CAN START AGAIN! You can be one of the more fortunate individuals in the United States who holds GOOD CREDIT! You need it! You deserve it! And NOW you can have it!
As credit increased throughout the country, there arose a great need to issue reports concerning those who are NOT a good credit risk as well as those who are CREDIT WORTHY! Because of this great need, credit reporting agencies were formed several years ago. These agencies, known as credit bureaus, receive information about consumers from banks, loan companies, credit card companies, department stores, as well as from other credit and lending sources. Credit bureaus earn their profits by giving a computer printout showing a financial and credit profile of any individual (such as you or I). These reports are requested by a lender or an credit issuing firm from which you have requested credit. Lenders will base their acceptance or rejection of your application for credit based on the information about you in your personal credit report. If your credit report shows that you have been reliable in the past, then in most cases credit will be granted. What if your report shows that you have NOT been reliable in the past? Perhaps you have been like others in this country who have encountered circumstances beyond your control which made it IMPOSSIBLE for you to meet your credit obligations. What if your credit report shows that you defaulted on a particular account or were constantly LATE making payments? This of course can be most embarrassing, and usually leads to CREDIT DENIAL! There are over 2,500 credit reporting agencies in the United States. These agencies sell information about you to BANKS, DEPARTMENT STORES, CREDIT CARD COMPANIES, LOAN COMPANIES, etc. These credit bureaus keep on file information concerning you and your credit, but they do not make any final judgments as to your credit worthiness. The decision is up to the lender, which you have dealt with to decide and report to the credit bureau. When you receive a copy of your credit profile, you may find some of the following information in your report. Your occupation, place of employment, income status, residence record, marital history, court and arrest records, and most important, details on payments of your past and present bills and loans. You have the ABSOLUTE RIGHT to know what is in your consumer credit report! Because it is YOUR personal credit file, you should want to know what information the credit bureau is giving out concerning your good name and your credit! Most people have thought, and still think, that if they have an bad credit report or history that there is NO WAY to change it, and if they want to obtain NEW CREDIT that it's impossible! DON'T BELIEVE IT! You can change your credit report for the better. You can change and correct any and all OUTDATED, or INCORRECT INFORMATION that YOU choose! Remember, it's up to you! No one will do it for you! The first step in correcting information on your report is to obtain a copy of your personal credit profile.
You have already learned how this credit information has been gathered, rated and placed on file for credit reporting. You can obtain a copy of this report just like a regular consumer would - after all, it's your report. There are many different credit-reporting agencies in business today, and there is one in every community. First, this discussion will be limited for simplification, to one of the largest NATIONAL companies, TRW, INC. Second, the discussion will include limited information concerning contacting the LOCAL credit reporting agency in YOUR area. To evaluate your personal credit profile, you must obtain a copy of it. You may obtain a copy of your personal credit report at this website: http://www.msncredit.com/msntrw.htm You may wish to call your LOCAL credit bureau as well. Look in your local yellow pages under Credit Reporting Agencies. Call up to find out mailing addresses and fees to obtain your report. By the way, if you have been refused credit within the past 30 days and one of the reasons for the rejection was an "unfavorable" credit report, you have certain rights under the law. You first have the right to know which credit reporting agency was used to obtain the report. You also have the right to CONTACT the agency and find out exactly what criteria on your report has caused the rejection You also have the right to obtain this information FREE OF CHARGE if you have been denied credit WITHlN THE PAST 30 DAYS! Because with almost every important financial move that you make a credit report is involved, it is very important that you be concerned with what your credit report says regarding YOU AND YOUR CREDIT!
After you have received your personal reports, determine the status of your credit file. You should attempt to remove ALL unfavorable information using the methods outlined herein. Not all of your credit history is contained in either of the two firm's
files. Some Information may be duplicated, or not included in the other
file. Your name and Social Security number are used for identification.
Current and previous addresses, After you have received your personal reports, determine the status of your credit file. You should attempt to remove ALL unfavorable information using the methods outlined herein. The following descriptions are used to indicate payment history: - Current Account - account open or closed in GOOD STANDING - Inquiry - your credit information was requested by this firm or store - Closed Account - credit account closed - Paid Account - closed account or zero balance - Credit Account Reinstated - previously closed account NOW AVAILABLE FOR USE - Judgment - lawsuit against you... and NOT PAID - Charge-Off - credit amount can not be collected - Repossession - charged item returned to merchant - Foreclosure - collateral sold to collect defaulted mortgage - Collection Account - credit account assigned to collection agency When you receive your report examine it VERY CAREFULLY. Make certain that all information is current and accurate. If you find any error (for example, a loan that you have PAID OFF is still listed as outstanding), you can take immediate action to correct the error. You must write out EXACTLY what the mistake is, and explain the way that the information SHOULD be listed. For example, "Loan XYZ is NOT outstanding. It was paid in full on 10/31/8l." Send photocopies along with all pertinent information to substantiate your claim. If you receive a computer printout of your credit file, there should
be a space (Usually on the right-hand side of the report) in which you
may PROTEST any item in your report that you feel is INCORRECT. After
you have done this, make a photocopy, sending one copy back to the bureau
by "CERTIFIED MAIL." When the credit bureau receives your report
and the information in question, they are required to investigate and
ADVISE YOU of the results of their investigation. There is NO CHARGE for
this investigation! YOU HAVE CREDIT RIGHTS! Due to the Fair Credit Anytime that you are denied credit, you now have the right to know why
you were turned down! If, for instance, you are turned down for a charge
account at a store, you will receive a statement from the store stating
that you were denied credit and If there is any information in that report that is not true, or if you want to dispute any information on it, don't be afraid to do so. If the agency is wrong on any item on your credit report or file, DEMAND a correction. By law, the company MUST investigate... many bureaus will even try to make the correction "on the spot?!" If for some reason you cannot PROVE that the item is in error or if you
are having a disagreement with a certain creditor, you have the RIGHT
to tell your side of the story in 100 words or less! This will be ADDED
to your report. Often, creditors who Many bureau representatives will even help you word your statement. Be sure to use this rule to your ADVANTAGE! After making any corrections on your report, you have the RIGHT to DEMAND that the credit bureau send corrected copies of your report to ALL CREDITORS who have received the incorrect reports for the LAST 6 MONTHS! PLEASE NOTE: The credit bureaus WILL NOT do this automatically! - ONLY WHEN ASKED! - So make sure it gets done PRONTO! If, when looking over your report, you notice that it is missing a few POSITIVE items that you recall, you may want to invest some money to upgrade your report. Some credit bureaus will call creditors you name as FAVORABLE to you. If the information that you give turns out to be TRUE, the item will be ADDED to your report. There are small fees of $2 to $5 per item, but this small fee could be well worth it to you.
Past credit experience which shows delinquent payments, lawsuits, collection
and bankruptcy is most definitely UNFAVORABLE on your credit report. Even
with several other open accounts in good standing, the unfavorable information
can be a Incorrect and unverifiable information can be removed legally with the
assistance of the credit reporting agency on whose files the unfavorable
information appears. To do this you must contact the respective agency
and tell them that you wish to dispute the particular information that
you feel is injurious to your credit history. Legally, they must write
for confirmation of the information to the source that is reporting it.
If NO Utilizing this method will eliminate most of the unfavorable information on your credit file, particularly that which is more than one year old, or if the disputed amount is under $500. Any remaining information after the first attempt can usually be removed by subsequent attempts, at one-month intervals. Remember, keep on trying over and over again - PERSISTENCE DOES PAY OFF! If there is any unfavorable information remaining on your credit file, you should add a statement to your file that DISPUTES this information. Remember, the credit agencies MUST add such a statement, PROVIDING YOU REQUEST IT! If possible, you may resolve the problem with the creditor in question. If so, have the creditor contact the credit agency FOR YOU. |
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