Learn From These Credit Score Success Stories
Filed Under (Credit Scores) by admin on 09-11-2010
Tagged Under : Credit, Credit Card, Credit Card Receipts, Credit counseling, credit history, credit information, Credit Repair, Credit Repair Agencies, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Credit Tips, Success
It can happen to anyone: Miss a payment by credit card or two and the next time you check your credit score, which is surprising to find a few that scares lenders. But with patience and discipline, you can see the score deep into the stratosphere. We talked to people around the country that has been excavated and raised their credit scores dramatically – sometimes in the years to only one or two.
We ask you to convey your best tips to share with people who can cope with blue low score.
Melissa Chinwah
Homewood, Illinois
The credit score before: 348
Credit score after: 702
Tips for keeping a good credit rating
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Rock Bottom: After the divorce, Chinwah, an office manager, was surprised to find that your credit score dropped to an average of 348, with the lowest score among the three agencies reported that 316. There were 43 collections and a car seized by his report – “It was a good thing, except for my student loans, he said. “I started looking for a house for me and my two small children and not even look at me.”
Turning Point: Melissa began to investigate the details of your credit MyFICO.com report forums where people have shared their tips to raise their credit ratings. For example, he learned that 120 days is a late payment is essentially the same to be recovered, according to a credit bureau. “The average layman does not know what kind of thing,” he said.
His motivation: “The motivation is that I need a place to live,” he said. “I was 44 years old at the time, and I had to start over anyway.” When the credit score Melissa has reached 648, which applies for a mortgage and bought their dream home. Read the rest of this entry »
