Tag Archives: credit scores
Will charge offs on my credit affect my ability to take out a personal loan?
Q: In the past couple years, I have had 3 charge offs on my credit (one is a cable bill and the others are credit cards). If I pay them off, how much will they affect my credit and my ability to get a personal loan? Read More.
How can I tell if a credit repair company is legitimate?
Q: I am thinking of purchasing a property within the next year and I need to fix my credit. How can I tell if a credit repair company is legitimate? Read More.
How many years does it take to clear your credit when you owe money?
Q: How does owing money on a credit card affect credit scores and how long does it take for the bad credit to clear from your history? Read More.
How much of an impact will a default on an education loan have on a credit report?
Q: How much of an impact will a default on an education loan have on a credit report? Read More.
Does opening an investment account affect credit?
Q: I recently opened an investment account and was wondering if/how that affects my credit? Read More.
I just moved to NYC from outside of the United States, so I don’t have American credit. How can I build my credit so that I can buy a co-op or condo in NYC within the next two years?
Q: I just moved to NYC/the U.S. and it seems I have pretty much no American credit. I am planning on buying a co-op or condo in NYC within the next two years. How can I build credit with a purchase in mind? Read More.
Is it best to pay a collection account on my credit right away?
Q: I found a collection account on my credit report and wasn’t sure what to do. I was going to pay it immediately but after listening to the radio show, I wasn’t sure if it was the right thing to do. Please let me know. Read More.
When I was going through my divorce, the house wasn’t settled. We tried to do a modification, but did not get approved, so the house is on the market as a short sale. My credit has suffered as a result–should I put a note on my credit report to explain the circumstances?
Q: Hello, I live in NJ and recently went through a divorce. At the time of the divorce, the house wasn’t settled. Now, after trying to do a modification and not getting it, the house is on the market as a short sale. My credit has suffered and I was wondering, if I add a letter to my credit report explaining the divorce and such, will that help me get some credit? Prior to all of this happening, my credit was decent–I had a score of 720. Now it is much lower–in the low 600s. My ex-husband did nothing to help me and won’t even cooperate with the short sale, but my saving grace is that my divorce decree says the house is to be sold. Read More.
