Credit Tips

Avoiding complications in credit repair is almost important as getting out of debt. When we have bills that were neglected simply because we didn’t have the money to pay the bills, or else we purchased items instead of paying the bills, we are in debt. If you are considering a Home Equity Loan to get out of your current mortgage, don’t. Why? Simply because most Home Equity Loans get you deeper in debt and once you are obligated you will find the problem is more complicated than when you applied for the loan. Lenders often target home owners with financial difficulties offering them high ... Read Full Story

Many people have heard of bad credit, but some may not know what it means. For a long time, there was no established method for determining the credit activities of consumers. However, this all changed when a company called the Fair Isaac Corporation designed a credit scoring system that is called the FICO score. Because the three major credit agencies have different information on each consumer, the FICO score calculated by these agencies won’t be exact. Your FICO score has become the best way to determine if your credit is good or bad. To get your store, information in your credit report is compared ... Read Full Story

Not many people spend too much time thinking about it, but every one of us, has a computer file somewhere that contains all the information that makes up our credit history. This information will include our current and previous addresses, our income level, our outstanding debt and how much extra credit we currently have available to us. It will also show things like our repayment habits, whether or not we pay bills on time and if we have had any county court judgments made against us for payment. Checks It will be made available to companies who wish to see it for a fee ... Read Full Story

New credit report practices have again changed the rules regarding authorized users on credit card accounts. The history of the authorized user Here at Auto Credit Express we’ve been a bit lax about informing our customers of the changes that have occurred over the past year regarding authorized users on credit card accounts. And while FICO won’t divulge their new formula, it’s fair to say that it will affect a fair number of consumers and we thought you might want to know about some of these changes. An authorized user is a person assigned to a credit card account that is not the account ... Read Full Story

If you have ever had a loan denied it was probably humiliating, embarrassing, and a harsh reality check. So much for that bright red Mustang convertible you wanted. Or maybe it was for an old, beat-up, rusty sedan you thought you could afford to drive back and forth to work. Sadly, that new five bedroom, brick home with the sun porch is out of reach. Or was it your last hope for a deposit to rent a simple one bedroom apartment for you and your family. Some people know before they ever apply for a loan that they will be denied due to a ... Read Full Story