Credit Scores and credit reports play a vital role in the life of most Americans today. It determines the interest rates consumers pay for the credit card, mortgages and car loans and can ascertain if they qualify for a loan or not. Your credit report may get a makeover as the three big reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) are doing things a little differently and have started excluding certain items from your credit report that used to damage your credit. This comes in the wake of a study by the New York…continue reading →
For the past 27 years, FICO Credit Scores have been the bedrock of most consumer- lending decisions in the US. These scores were based mostly on consumers’ history of paying mortgages, credit card balances and loans. The FICO model has been periodically updated to help lenders to be more informed about credit-granting decisions and help the consumer get access to the credit they need. The most widely used version is FICO Score 8. The latest update is that Fair Isaac Corp. (the company behind FICO) has decided to test out a new type…continue reading →
Well a lot of people actually do not understand what exactly credit repair is. So, how can one deal with it? Dealing with credit repair may not seem to be an easy procedure, but in reality it is not that complicated too. Just read on to get a fair idea about how you can do so in the long run. The first thing that you need is to get a Credit Report from any of the well known credit agencies like Experian, Equifax or TransUnion. You can get one from each if you…continue reading →