Jun
06
2010

How to Repair Your Credit – The Secrets of Success

How to Repair Your Credit – The Secrets of Success
By Chris Jollife

How to repair your credit is a question asked by thousands of people around the world every day. There are several secrets to successfully raising your credit rating, it is a job that you can do yourself if you follow a good plan.

In this article on how to repair your credit we will look at the secrets of success that you need to use in order to get your credit score back where it belongs. We will look at getting a copy of your credit report and disputing any errors, paying your bills on time and the mindset necessary for successful credit repair. After reading this article you should have a good chance of success in raising your FICO score.

The first secret of success is to apply to the three credit bureaus for a copy of your credit report. The three credit bureaus are Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. They are obliged to provide you with a copy of your credit report for free once each year. If you find any errors in your credit report then you need to dispute them by sending a dispute letter with any supporting evidence to the credit bureaus. So far so good, what else do you need to do to repair your credit?

The next thing that you need to do to repair your credit is to make sure that you pay all of your household utility bills, credit card bills, loans, also finance and any other money that you owe each month regularly. This is easy to say, but as we all know paying your bills regularly every month can be difficult, especially if you have a low credit rating to start with. This secret of success is harder to do in practice than it is to just explain it.

This is where we get to the final point in this article which really is the most important secret to credit repair success which most people do not tell you. The mindset of successful credit repair will probably determine whether or not you are able to successfully raise your credit score yourself. You need to be determined and dedicated to this process over a period of time. Before you start to repair your credit you need to arm yourself with the necessary knowledge about credit law and your rights as they stand regarding credit repair. You also need to have a good grasp of the overall process and the steps to take.

You can choose to either learn about your credit repair rights and the legalities of credit repair yourself by looking for free information on the Internet, or you may decide to arm yourself with a good credit repair guide which will show you a good overall view of the entire process as well as the details about how to perform each individual credit repair step. The choice is yours, if you are serious about repairing your credit then you will want to have all of the information about how to do it easily to hand before you begin.

The most important secret to credit repair success is to begin the process right now. The sooner that you start to work on raising your credit rating the better, so get started on it right now and you will soon have a much higher credit score.

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  • Mortgage Rates Fall To .01 Points Above All Time Historic Low June 13, 2010

    The 30 year rate fell from 4.79 to 4.72 this week. This is the lowest point this year. The previous low was 4.78 reached two weeks ago. What is more interesting is that the all time low is 4.71 so just .01 points lower than current rates.
    Looking at other rates the 15 year dropped from 4.20 to 4.17. The 5 and 1 year arms dropped from 3.94 to 3.92 (5 year arm) and 3.95 to 3.91 (1 year arm). These are all time lows since we have good tracking data for these mortgage products. So would it make sense to look at some of these other mortgage products since they are at all time lows? Personally I would still avoid the 5 and 1 year arm. Since mortgage rates in general are so low it makes sense to lock in for as long as possible. Below are rates from the weeks from May 13, 2010 to Jun 10, 2010.
    Jun 10, 2010
    30-fixed 4.72 15-fixed 4.17 5 ARM 3.92 1 ARM 3.91
    Jun 03, 2010
    30-fixed 4.79 15-fixed 4.20 5 ARM 3.94 1 ARM 3.95
    May 27, 2010
    30-fixed 4.78 15-fixed 4.21 5 ARM 3.97 1 ARM 3.95
    May 20, 2010
    30-fixed 4.84 15-fixed 4.24 5 ARM 3.91 1 ARM 4.00
    May 13, 2010
    30-fixed 4.93 15-fixed 4.30 5 ARM 3.95 1 ARM 4.02
    Nov 26, 2009
    30-fixed 4.78 15-fixed 4.29 5 ARM 4.18 1 ARM 4.35
    So rates are one thing but it’s also informative to calculate mortgage payments. We took today’s rates and calculated a mortgage payment on a 200k house. We also did the same thing with rates from May, 13 2010 and rates from November,
    26 2009.
    Jun 10
    30-year $1039.68
    15-year $1496.47
    5-year ARM $945.62
    1-year ARM $944.48
    May 13
    30-year $1065.1
    15-year $1509.62
    5-year ARM $949.07
    1-year ARM $957.13
    Nov 26
    30-year $1046.91
    15-year $1508.6
    5-year ARM $975.7
    1-year ARM $995.62
    So compared to a month ago a mortgage payment is $25.42 less a month for a drop of 2.45 percent. While that is not a huge drop it is considering rates from last week were already pretty low.
    So what is going to happen moving forward? As always it’s hard to tell. If the economy continues to have a rocky recovery I would expect that rates will stay at current levels and possibly break down to new all time lows in the next few months. If the economy starts to rebound we should see mortgage rates move higher perhaps much higher. Over the next 6 months while it’s hard to know which way mortgage rates will move if they move up they could move up substantially while if they drop they do not have much room to fall.

  • Jon from Good Credit Score says:

    The best tip for repairing your credit score is to just use common sense. Get out of consumer debt, live within your means and save money for a rainy day. Trying all the “credit repair” gimmicks can really back fire.
    Jon @ Good Credit Score´s last blog ..Poor Credit and Bad CreditMy ComLuv Profile

  • Laura Morton says:

    The key to repairing your credit is simple. Get rid of your credit cards. Keep just 2 of them. Keep 1 at home in a safe place and the other in your wallet. Never pay the minimum balance. Always pay double , or the full balance if you can. Pay the bill before it is due.
    You can have the best credit repair plan on this planet, but if you hang onto the credit cards, you are doomed to fail

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