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Taking On Your Credit Report: Step One
The first thing you have to do when it’s time to restore your credit after bankruptcy is to access your credit. Pull your report and get a good understanding of where you are and where you want to go. What do I mean by that? Step One: Pull Your Credit ...
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The Four C’s: Analyzing a Credit Application
There are four major elements of a general underwriter’s guidelines in reviewing and analyzing a credit application for the lender. We like to call it the Four C’s: credit, capacity, collateral, and character. The Four C’s: Credit – The applications you submit immediately after bankruptcy, at the beginning of your ...
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What Makes Up Your Credit Score?
It’s one thing to decide that you are going to rebuild your credit score after bankruptcy, but it’s another thing to do it – particularly when you aren’t sure where credit scores come from. What makes up your credit score? Payment History (35%) Outstanding Debt (30%) Age of Your Credit ...
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Tell Your Bankruptcy Story: Your Very Own Sound Bite
According research, over 80% of bankruptcy petitioners have dealt with: illness, divorce, or unemployment. What’s your bankruptcy story? Prepare your very own 30-40 second sound bite explaining why you filed for bankruptcy protection. This is important because as you begin your quest towards a credit score of 720, you are ...
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