Viewing Your Credit Report Online Instantly Saves Time
Viewing your credit report online allows you to access it instantly from the convenience of your home. Youll see your payment history, open accounts, recent credit inquires, and other credit information. With your report you can check for errors or fraud. Regardless if you are planning to apply for ... more...

Automobile Credit Report
When applying for a loan to purchase a car, the lender will want to take a look at a persons auto credit report. Credit reports tell lenders all they need to know about granting a loan to all applicants. When a person applies for a car, an auto credit report shows the lender what kind of credit ... more...

New Law Provides Free Annual Credit Report
As of Thursday, December 1, 2004, one-third of Americans will be able to access their credit reports from all three main agencies for free. Passed in late 2003, the Fair & Accurate Credit Transactions Act creates a central source consumers can use to obtain a free annual credit report.Equifax, ... more...

How to Read a TransUnion Credit Report
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the Nationwide Consumer Reporting organizations (Equifax, TransUnion and Experian) to provide you with one free credit report every 12 months per your request. This means that you are entitled to three free credit reports per year, if you deem ... more...

Free Credit Reports Now Available From the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has set up a new website (www.AnnualCreditReport.com) where US residents can obtain free copies of their credit reports from the three major credit report bureaus (Equifax, TransUnion and Experian). The FTC site was set up as part of the Fair and Accurate Credit ... more...

Bad Credit? Qualify Yourself For A Zero Down Mortgage Loan
I decided to write this article today after closing a home purchase loan for a couple that had some major credit issues. They got into the house with ZERO down payment, and only had to bring $600 for the closing costs. Their situation was pretty bad, Im talking about a bankruptcy 2 years ago, ... more...

Steps to Credit Repair
Credit repair is not always easy, but there are solutions available to help us get out of debt. We all have bills and sometimes those bills are outrageous. Paying bills is ongoing, there is no escape so the best possible solution then is asking for help and working to repay your debts.The changes ... more...

Common Credit Score Myths
A lot of credit score myths about fico score ratings get spread around and some of them are just outdated information. Sometimes even lenders can give you the wrong advice and it can get confusing. But the bottom line is bad information can cost you money no matter who you get it from.Fico score ... more...

When You Are Eligible For A Free Credit Report
By Federal law, you are entitled to one free credit report per year directly from a credit-reporting agency only if you certify that:1. You are unemployed and seeking employment in the next 60 days.2. You are receiving public assistance.3. You believe there are inaccuracies in your credit report ... more...