Friday, July 3, 2009

Secrets of Credit Score Part 4

Financial institutions are now looking at things like default percentages corresponding to your FICO credit score. For example an accepted industry statistic is that consumers with a credit score of 750-760 usually have a default / arrears rate of 0.18%-0.20%. Financial institutions prefer to see a big gap between the credit amount you are using and the credit limits available for you. If you manage to keep your balances less than 30 percent of the credit limit on each credit card, things will get better for you.

Late payments will kill your credit score. If you were a lender, you would want the person to whom you are lending money to have a good history of making payments. Lately, many banks are starting to focus on lending to those with bad credit. This makes getting car loans accessible to nearly any one with a regular income.

Obviously, someone should have an opportunity to explain a blemish on their credit record - for instance, if a spouse did something to cause it or if something happened many years ago.

Online, you could have just applied and waited for a reply, all done within minutes. Without internet, you have to seek out the offices of the student loan lender and then go talk to them in person.

Contact the company to find out what your report said. This information is free if you ask for it within 60 days of being turned down for credit or insurance. Contact your creditor to ask for an adjustment when it comes to your payment terms whenever a financial problem will hinder you from making installments on time so that your late payments will not appear into your credit report.

Mortgage lenders in particular might look at your total available credit and ask you to close a few accounts as a condition for getting a loan. Mortgage is paid off and no other type of loans. Credit cards paid off monthly.

Banks that might have otherwise financed almost 100% of a home purchase will suddenly drop their offer to 80% or 90% when a credit check reveals a poor credit rating. In order to purchase the home, the consumer will need to come up with the remaining funds out of pocket and that means a considerably larger down payment. Banks are examining credit reports and reviewing credit scores for consumers who have existing credit cards with them. They can modify the terms, limits and interest rates for a current customer they feel might be a credit risk.

Users should focus on on-time payments and credit inquiries as active credit management. More accounts and longer history will come in time. Users should seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal financial issues and evaluate the risks and applicability to their own circumstances of each financial product discussed regardless of who the publisher is or purports to be. Should you, through your use of this site, identify an individual or organization purporting to offer personalized advice, you bear all responsibility to ensure that the individual or organization has the qualifications that they may represent on the website, and that their advice is appropriate for your circumstances.

Again if you do not have any history of a late payment that does not mean that your credit score will improve. Again, your credit score is an evaluation of your ability to manage your credit, so another way to give your credit score a boost is to diversify the types of credit and loans you have. A good mixture of credit cards, mortgages, car loans, and student loans–a variety of credit–illustrates your ability to manage various types of credit.

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Gurmit loves travelling; he has been over 70 countries. He speaks fluent Cantonese, Polish, Hindi, Punjabi and English. Gurmit is an author, writer, insurance and mortgage expert. He frequently writes on various topics of interest to his readers. Gurmit Singh is a licensed mortgage expert with Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Villa.

Gurmit Singh, mba
Mortgage Expert
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Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Villa (11574)
Email:gurmit@gurmitsingh.ca
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