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A Do-It-Yourself Approach to Credit Repair

September 27, 2018

Like so many things in life, credit repairs can’t be fixed easily. A lot of people have fallen for scams in their search for a fast resolution of their poor credit scores. Regardless of how bad your credit score might be, it can be fixed. The catch is it requires conscientious effort and time. After all, it got to that deplorable state due to a gradual decline. Here we will take a look at the steps you should consider on the path to redeeming your credit report.

Examine the True Picture of your Credit Report

Before you delve into improving your credit report, observe in detail what everyone sees when they look at it. Ensure every figure is correct and if you have queries about any data on the report then perhaps you can seek for changes to such details. It’s important you verify all figures on the in the credit report to avert any problems in the future.

Maximize Prompt Payment

This is an essential segment of a credit report. It delivers decent credit scores regardless of the scoring pattern. Failure to make payments when due affects your credit score negatively. This is detrimental to your to the usefulness of your credit report. What could be worse? A dent to your credit report could take years of consistent effort to fix. So, you might want to consider that before delaying any payment regardless of how little.

When you fail to make larger payments, the dent on your credit score gets worse. This highlights the benefit of paying your debt on time no matter the size.

Keep a Tab on How Often You Obtain Credit

Your credit report also takes cognizance of how often you seek credit. If you’re a recurring credit user, it reflects negatively on your credit report. This is popularly known as the credit utilization rate. It is calculated based two parameters:

  1. Your total debt
  2. The maximum credit obtainable

When you seek credit, this increases your credit utilization rate (CUR). The result is a dent on your credit score. Sustaining a low CUR is a decent approach to ensuring a good credit score. Besides minimizing the amount of credit you use, you can keep your CUR under check by offsetting any previous debt you might have incurred before the due date.  Another way to play down the influence of your CUR is by increasing your credit worthiness. However, this has a drawback of increasing your use of credit which dampens whatever benefit it might have on your credit utilization rate.

Avoid Opening New Credit Accounts

One of the ways a lot of people dampen their credit score is by seeking alternative funds. This they achieve through the creation of new credit accounts. This might seem harmless to you, but it affects your credit score more than you can ever imagine. Why? Your details are harmonized in your credit report, so lenders are aware of your credit history. They are often not pleased with such a move as it creates a negative impression of you.

In conclusion, enhancing your credit worthiness especially after having a poor credit outlook takes time and requires patience and effort. Typical of every repair process, you will need to crawl out of the pit of credit oblivion, and this isn’t easy.

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