Could You Get A Loan With Your Credit?

By Katy Kuehner


There is so much talk with regards to credit ratings and how they affect finances. When you have a great score, you have more chances getting that loan you need, but when your credit rating is low, your chances slide down as well.

Funding from banks have had tighter requirements since lots more people have been defaulting on their loans. Higher debt to income ratio can also stop you from receiving funding even with a high credit score. Applications for loans are more scrutinized than they were even five years back.

For this reason, people are working harder at correcting their wrong budgets and working to create a balance between income and financial debt. Reducing your debt to income ratio helps to raise your credit score.

One more aspect of improving your credit score would be to correct any problems that you might find on there. There are certain criteria in which the credit agency follows with the reporting and removal of unfavorable reports.

To begin the process, you'll want to order credit reports from each of the credit companies; Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. You could do this on the internet and print copies of each. Go through each one.

You are searching for any incorrect info, fraudulent charges, and highlight dates that negative reports were made. The dates are very important, as negative remarks do expire. This list will give you the guidelines of when you could expect these unfavorable reports to "fall off" your credit.

1) Bankruptcy - Chapter Thirteen will remain in your credit for 7 years and Chapter Seven will remain for 10.

2) Debt that is "charged-off", meaning that the creditors wrote your debt off as a loss, will remain for Seven years.

3) Selections records will remain for 7 years after the 180 late payment date from the authentic creditor.

4) Closed accounts with unfavorable reports will remain on your credit for 7 years, but closed accounts with out any bad remarks will remain for 10 years.

5) Foreclosure records will remain for 7 years.

6) Inquiries to your credit rating made by creditors will remain for 1-2 years, but if you made your own inquiry, there are no negative reports.

7) Judgments created by the court will remain on your score for 7 years. This includes supporting your children, civil and small claims.

This list will give you a great idea of when you can expect these to be off your credit report.




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