Rebuild through Mortgage
A lot of people who go into deep debt promise themselves never to borrow again. Once they experience bankruptcy, they want to avoid going into debt like the plague. Credit scores are devastated by declaring bankruptcy and it is very easy to see why no one wants to go through it again. In case you haven't heard credit scores are the basically just the numerical way that your credit worthiness is identified to creditors. Your numbers will tell them what they need to know about you. If you dont understand the numbers I will break it down to you.
300 to 500 is very bad
500 to 600 is bad, but you can still get a mortgage, or a very high rate auto loan with this score
600 to 700 is poor but again you can still get a mortgage with a reasonable down payment, or a high rate auto loan
700 to 800 is just OK
800 plus is good
Knowing this, you must know credit scores are not just used for borrowing. These numbers are sure to affect just about every aspect of your financial life in the future. Here are examples of the types of companies that use them to decide whether to do business with you AND they will also set your payment rates:
Employers
Auto, Life, and Health Insurance
Apartment Rental
Bank Accounts
Utility companies are trying
So even if you dont want to your credit score to determine your life, you really need to use a mortgage to rebuild your credit scores. A mortgage may sound ridiculous as it is a major debt but it is really a great way to prove your worthiness. A mortgage is the quickest, easiest, safest, and best way to rebuild your scores. Let me show you how.
Quick You cant do anything that will move your credit scores higher faster than a mortgage. The reason for this is because it is a larger debt and carries a lot of weight in your scores because of it.
Simple - Believe it or not getting a decent mortgage is much easier that getting a decent credit card or car loan. Pre-approval is a great way to go about it, so long as your bankruptcy has not been filed sooner than 6 months ago.
Safe - You are already paying rent for your house or apartment, so why not pay to own? It is a debt that you have to pay anyway, so why not make it work for you?
Makes sense - Mortgage lenders are considered by your scores as similar to a bank loan. They are not third rate lenders like the credit card, auto loans, personal loans that are always available to you. Third Rate Lenders have a negative effect on scores, but mortgages are looked at a real asset and getting one is a sure fire way to improve your score.
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Since they also offer unsecured cards, no one will know which version that you are using. You do not have to feel like your life is over just because of it. To do this, you will have to get the creditor to admit such on your behalf. If you have the paperwork proving that the error is real like I said above in Rapid Rescore, send copies of that along with the dispute letter. Read the Contract Small Print: After your discharge, you will likely get several offers for credit cards and other loans very quickly.
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Con artists dangle the promise of needed money or loans in front of desperate consumers as an incentive for the consumer to pay them up front fees that never seem to end. Once you have declared bankruptcy, you will find that it will be very difficult to get credit for major purchases like houses, cars and personal loans. Instead, you should carry one or two credit cards and your ATM card in your wallet and that is it. You can turn the bankruptcy to your advantage.