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Credit Score: Is there anyway to get rid of credit without negatively affecting your score?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:10:49 +0000

Have a few credit cards with high rates that we no longer use. Is there anyway to get rid of a ,000 credit limit on a card that has a zero balance without killing our ‘excellent’ credit scores?

We would like to increase the limit on our lower interest rate credit cards, but have not been allowed to due to outstanding limits on existing credit cards.

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How to repair credit to purchase a home in the near future?

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:06:00 +0000

I have read through a lot of the questions that have already been asked but I have yet to find exactly what I am looking for. I have been slowly but surely paying off some of the items on my credit report, all of which are delinquent by several years. My current credit score according to Experian’s Triple Advantage is a 548, and I would really like to increase my credit score by atleast one hundred points so I can purchase my first home in the very near future. I recently contacted a realtor who pulled my credit report and showed my high end credit as 614, mid of 610, and low of 598. I don’t quite understand why none of these numbers match what I am showing on my active Triple Advantage account, but I was told to wait atleast six more months and try to apply for a home again. I was approved on this attempt, but for ,000 less than what I need and the interest rate was 7.5%.

If anyone has any advice or words of motivation for me I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks all!

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How can I succesfully repair my own credit ?

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:00:40 +0000

Do credit repair companies work? I want to build or buy a house for my family .This is no joke , I have seven kids . So it’s very important that I get a good P.M.I. and a good interest rate or I’ll never be able to afford it. I make about 60k a year , but one of kids had to have 5 brain surgeries right after she was born and this ruined my wife and my credit . Any suggestions would be appreciated. Please , serious stuff only.

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How to pay off credit cards enrolled in a debt management program?

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:31:32 +0000

I have been in a debt management program with a local credit counseling service for about 8 months. My parents have offered to co-sign a loan so I can pay off the cards. The loan with the bank is a lower interest rate than the cards and will pay them off faster with a lower payment each month. Should I pay the cards directly or go through the credit counseling service? Which is better for my credit score?

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What credit cards pretty much approve anyone?

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:47:04 +0000

I have a low credit score (545) and would like too improve it by getting credit and paying it on time, problem is alot of creditors won’t accept be BECAUSE of my low credit, and I can’t just keep applying too everything because obviously that lowers your score. So PLEASE tell me which credit cards will give anyone a card even if the interest rate is insane!

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How does the interest on my credit cards get lowered?

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:17:54 +0000

I was just wondering how interest rates get lowered on credit cards? Why do some people have lower interest rates, and some have higher? I understand the whole difference between credit scores and that some people have better credit than others. But I know that every single person with a low interest rate on credit cards didn’t "call and dispute with the card company until they lower the interest rate". So, how do they get it? Is it something the credit card companies monitor regularly and lower according to your credit improvement and such over the time? I’m 24 years old, my credit score is 750+. My cards have been allowed higher credit increases in very short times that I’ve had them, due to zealously paying them above and beyond the expect (and sometimes multiple times a month). None of the cards are charged up 1/3 of their limit..less than that. What things can I do to get lower interest rates? One has 22.24%. Not sure about the other two.
Absolutely nothing bad on my credit…
Actually…while it is a good practice to stay on top of what you charge on credit cards (and to immediately pay off what you owe to avoid interest)…it’s good to carry a balance from time to time. Credit cards are for that; for credit. Meaning you DON’T have the money at the time – Thus, that’s the whole point of credit. You can buy what you need now, and pay it a little later when you have the money. Though of course, you don’t charge up what you know you won’t be able to pay back, either. But good credit isn’t built without carrying a balance at some point. If you cancel out your charge each month by completely paying it off, where’s the ongoing charge for ‘credit’? It shows them you are just playing a game, trying to make your credit better, but not being able to apparently handle needing a higher credit limit (which can and does indeed affect your credit score, that I do know). So…if they see that you "pay it off instantly", what’s the point of them upping your credit line??

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Paypal buyer Credit.. Does it help your credit score?

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:22:22 +0000

I was approved for the pay-pal buyer credit..they gave me a credit limit of 300 dollars. there interest rate is so high its insane. I want to know if they report to the credit bureau like any other credit card company? and will making on time payments help my credit score? thanks
thanks..i really dont like the interest

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Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:51:05 +0000