Credit card late fees are a fact of life for some consumers, but they don’t have to be for you. Legally, credit card companies can hit you with pretty much whatever fees they want. On the other hand, you don’t have to pay them, but only if you avoid them in the first place. Here … Read more
Your consumer credit report follows you through all the different walks in your life. A lot of people are interested in their credit reports after the significant downfall of our present day economy. People are adamantly trying by any means to increase their score so they can purchase many different things that they may stand … Read more
The Federal Credit Reporting Act [“FCRA”] makes it mandatory for Credit Reporting Agencies such as Experian, Equifax and Trans Union “to follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information in the [consumer’s credit] report….” A willful and negligent failure to do so is violation number 1 of the FCRA. One wonders then … Read more
This is the breakdown of the FICO Score: -35% Payment History – 30% Amount Owed -15% Length of Credit History -10% New Credit -10% Types of Credit Used The Payment History section takes up the biggest portion of the score and that’s also the part that is sensitive to delayed payments, in fact, the better … Read more
Building your credit worthiness after repeated negative credit report glitches is a constant headache we all do not want. In this article I am going to break it on down for you, since there are many sources that will take full advantage of you when the opportunity arises. If you feel bad simply because you … Read more