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Credit Articles

1. Top 5 Myths About Credit Repair

   almost 4 years ago by Vincent Polisi

   Amazingly, consumers find more than 13 million inaccuracies on their credit reports each year. These inaccuracies can cost you the purchase of a home, a car, interest rate increases on credit cards...

2. Entering the World of Real Estate After Bankruptcy

   over 3 years ago by Peter Vekselman

   Entering the World of Real Estate After Bankruptcy

3. 10 Most Common Credit Repair Mistakes And How to Aviod Them.

   over 3 years ago by Brian Diez

   If you feel you must roll up your sleeves and try to handle yourself as opposed to hiring a credit repair service, it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the credit repair process and...

4. The Credit Game

   over 3 years ago by Dennis Henson

   Do you know the five factors that determine your score in the Credit Game? When playing any game—if you don’t know the rules you are destined to lose and losing this game can be very costly. ...

5. Credit Bureau Basics

   almost 3 years ago by Wendy Polisi

   With tightening lender guidelines, it is more important than ever to understand the credit game. Still, many people are still confused over the basics. Here is a brief introduction to w...

6. How to improve your Credit Score

   about 2 years ago by Dale Osborn

   If your real estate investing involves getting a loan from a traditional source like a bank or mortgage company, your credit score is important. If you are using private lenders, perhaps it is not ...

7. How Mortgage Delinquencies Affect One's Credit Score

   almost 2 years ago by Tom Bukacek

   In the past, FICO has been very secretive about this issue, and as such, we in Real Estate have been unable to give direct answers. Well now FICO has finally opened up and revealed a little more a...

8. Ten Myths of Credit

   almost 2 years ago by Alison Feliciano

   Having 20 years in the Finance and Mortgage Industries - and realizing that my industry lied to me for the first 16 years of my career - I dove into the Credit Laws to not only help me but also to...