Archives for "March, 2008"
Credit Repair and a Lost Wallet
Getting Started Have you lost your wallet? You will need to cancel your credit cards and get a new drivers license, but it may be more involved. You should take steps to protect your identity too. Here is our overview of the options you need to consider… Put Fraud Alert on Your Reports A fraud [...]
Credit Repair: The Question of Inquiries
Setting Your Priorities Inquiries may hurt your credit score, or they may do nothing. If you are in a credit repair program there are probably bigger issues on your credit report than inquiries. Since it is best to focus on cleaning up the items that have the greatest impact, your inquiries may be left until [...]
Credit Repair: What’s the Score?
FICO, the Score that Counts There are many credit scores available, but the FICO score is the one that matters. FICO, by the way, is an acronym for Fair Isaac & Company, the creator of the scoring model. Virtually all lenders use FICO scores to make loan decisions. If you are in a credit repair [...]