3 Mistakes To Avoid When Repairing Your Credit

By: Stephen Chua

Credit repair can be a tedious process and you may tempt to take short cuts here and there. This is where mistakes are being made which can cause you to delay the progress.

Here are three mistakes that you take note and avoid:

1) Not taking the trouble to track your progress

Many people went about repairing their credit without proper planning and tracking. In order to keep track of your progress and motivate yourself to keep going forward, you need to set goals and keep track of what you are doing.

A goal such as "I will improve my credit score" is far too broad. A smaller and more specific goal, such as "I will talk to my bank about reducing interest rate this Friday", is far more effective. It is also more manageable and clear.

Plan and writing your goals on a calendar or planner. Review them everyday to motivate yourself to keep working on your credit repair. If you review how far you have come on a weekly or monthly basis, you can feel yourself in control of the process and have a clear picture what need to be done.

2) Neglecting the small details

When repairing your credit, small things matter. Little mistakes like misquoting your social insurance number or misspell your name can make a big difference. The credit bureaus are swarmed with huge amount of data on a daily basis, so do not expect them to do any cross checking for you.

Make sure you fill out each financial form accurately. You do want a case of mixed up identity to derail the efforts you have put into your credit repair.

3) Believing that small changes in credit scores does not matter

A change of a few points on a credit score can mean you get the best rate reserved for customers with excellent credit score or the worse interest rate offered to sub-prime customers.

A few point changes may translate to only a few percentages change in different loan rates but this can make a huge impact for large purchase such as a house. If you are taking out a long-term mortgage loan of several hundred thousands dollars with fixed interest rate, this few percentage points can mean tens of thousands of dollars saved or overspent.

What you want to do is to boost your credit score by every percentage point you can so that you can qualify for the lowest interest rate loans available. If you have larger payments each month due to a higher interest rate, then it will be harder for you to pay your bills. So it is to your advantage to try and increase as many points as possible.

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