Sunday, January 4, 2009

GOOD CREDIT IS A MUST

By Rob Kosberg

Perhaps it is time to seriously look into your personal financial situation. We should always be monitoring our credit because it needs to remain GOOD. However, if you have recently been denied credit or if you are in shock from looking at your credit card balances or bank statements and you don 't seem to have enough cash flow, you need credit repair.

You are the only one that can fix the current situation. So, put aside any fear of seeing your financial history in black and white, be proactive and arrange to secure your credit report(s). There is no magic cure, but it can be done.

We do know that our ability to get a mortgage, car loan, personal loan, credit cards is dependent on a good credit rating. We also need to know that there are other issues at stake for us if our credit risk is poor. Your level of debt and credit card payments have the most effect on your credit score. There are some areas affected by a poor credit rating that you might not know about. You need to increase your awareness of these areas which add more reason for you to repair your credit.

Did you know that poor credit may result in:

1. Denial of /or high interest rates on loans and credit cards 2. Denial of car loans 3. Denial of life, health, homeowner's insurance 4. Denial of cell phone contract 5. Employment denial 6. Inability to start your own business

Credit is the basis of our financial world, so we need credit. None of us want financial disaster but we are responsible for ourselves. Therefore, if you are having serious cash flow problems, struggling to meet payment schedules, and have defaulted (or are close to it), you need credit repair now.

You can research how to secure your credit report(s) from each of the 3 major credit reporting bureaus. You can fix your credit. The Fair Credit Reporting Act provides helpful information about this process of securing and fixing credit reports. It is all about consumer rights.

Credit repair will be work for you but it is worth the effort. Explain your situation to your creditors. They will be more likely to work with you when they know you are serious about paying your debt. You will find a lot of public information to help you with this process. - 15485

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