The myths spread faster than the trues, that is why I am going to explain some of the most common myths in the credit repair area, one of the biggest myths is that you need a professional agency to manage your debt problems, this agencies can help you nevertheless they charge big fees for something you can handle yourself pretty well.
Myth 1: I need help…I can’t do it myself
You may need help in many areas of your life, but credit repair and debt consolidation is not one of them, believe me you can do it, if I did it you can do it too. I still remember the first time I saw my credit report I realize I had some late payments, a judgment and some other stuff, in that moment my first thought was “I need immediate help with this” after getting some good education on the topic I was able to do it all by myself and now I am going to give you the best education possible on these topics (debt consolidation, credit repair, and debt management)so you can face this problem by yourself. After I had my credit report in my hands I start watching some huge mistakes, some of these mistakes were from the creditor, some other were from the credit bureau, and after making some more research I realize that anywhere from 75% to 90% of credit reports contain errors.
Myth 2: You Can’t Fix Bad Credit
Absolutely wrong. Having a bad credit does not mean that you can not fix it, it may take some time to fix it, but you can repair it, get positive lines of credit and have a new start, get your self in the right track to good credit. I remember how with a 520 credit score I was turned down for a credit card at Banana Republic in front of everybody in a very important Holiday, yeah pretty embarrassing but remember if I could do it you can do it too, It is just a matter to get educated and my videos will show you how to get the education you need to repair your credit.
Myth 3: You Only Have One Credit Score
The reality is that you have 3 credit scores, there are from the major credit reporting agencies, all 3 show different scores, so when applying for a credit one company may use a different report than others, it is always good to check your credit score in the 3 bureaus, because they can vary a lot among them.
Myth 4: Checking Your Credit Will Lower Your Score
There are two types of inquiries that will appear on your credit report: hard and soft inquiries. Hard inquiries are from companies you wish to get credit from. These will affect your credit score. Soft inquiries are usually when you check your credit report online or from companies obtaining your information for promotional purposes. Soft inquiries don’t affect your score.
Myth 5: Your score will be lower if you are shopping around for a Loan.
This is a very common myth, if you are searching for a mortgage, home equity loan, or car loan and you apply from multiple vendors this will only appear on your credit report once. This only applies if the same kind of inquires are made within 14 days of each other. Unfortunately, this doesn’t apply for credit cards!
Myth 6: If I remove all the negative items my credit score will improve.
This is a partial true, because as a matter of fact erasing your bad marks is just one part of the whole solution, what will boost your credit score is building “positive credit”. Can you still remember those days were you were turned down from a credit card company because you did not have credit? actually what they were trying to say is that you did not have build a “positive credit” with credit card companies.
Free advice about credit cards: “How To Reduce Your Credit Card Interest Rate With One Simple Phone Call”
Is more simple than you think, and here is what you have to do: Get your telephone, dial their number and ask them to reduce your interest rate!!! just like that, by the way, tell them that you have sitting in front of you a credit card with a lower interest than the one they are offering you. Maybe a zero percent rates for the first 6 months, which after that period will turn into 8% rate. If you have a higher rate this technique will help you to lower it. Tell them that you are thinking in transfer your balance unless they decrease your interest rate, if you don’t get a deal with the operator ask to talk with the supervisor, in most cases the threaten to leave them is the key.
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