Yearly Archives: 2017

Are You Wasting Money? 5 Common Ways You May Be Wasting Money- Credit Law Center

Are You Wasting Money

If you actually took the time to add it all up you would be in awe of how much you have wasted. Here is a list of the most common ways Americans waste money. Coffee How many times a week do you stop and get a coffee from a high-end coffee shop? Even if you […]

What Having an Awesome Credit Score Can Do For You – Credit Law Center

What an awesome credit score can do for you

As an adult, we learn real fast that life likes to throw costly unexpected inconveniences at us. Having an awesome credit score could be a huge relief to you when these unexpected troubles happen. Think about this scenario, your car breaks down, and you need to borrow an extra $1000 to fix it if you […]

Are You Afraid of The Dark? How to Face Your Credit Fear

Are You Afraid of the Dark? How to Face Your Credit Fear

Throughout our lives, we all come across situations or things that we fear. As a child, I can remember being afraid of the dark and the monsters under the bed. I am positive many of you can remember lying still at night and not wanting to move or a make a noise, but suddenly you […]

Are You Paying Higher Insurance Premiums Due to Low Credit Scores? – Credit Law Center

Are You Paying High Insurance Premiums Due to Low Credit Scores?

If you’ve ever applied for a home, auto, personal or small business loan, you probably already know or figured out pretty quickly that your credit score plays a large part in the interest rate you’ll pay or if you can qualify for financing at all. What you may not realize is the fact that your credit score […]

Tax Liens and Judgements Removed Equals A Jump in Your Credit Score – Credit Law Center

Are you among the 12 Million Americans?

If you are one of the 12 million consumers that have derogatory tax liens or civil judgments on your credit report you may see a score increase after these critical items are removed. As of July 1, the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and Transunion, will be removing the derogatory information on credit […]

Time Frame For Credit Repair? – Credit Law Center

What's The Time Frame of Credit Repair

How long does it take actually to take for the credit repair process? There seems to be no definite answer on the time frame for how long the credit repair process takes. If you google it, you will see there is not a standard amount of time and no straightforward answer. Unfortunately what happens most […]

Having a High Credit Score Could Be The Golden Ticket to Credit

Credit Law Center- Golden Ticket

A Credit score is a three digit number that could potentially make or break you when it comes to obtaining credit. Having a number above 740 is like having the Golden Ticket to getting credit. Potential creditors look at your credit score to determine your risk. Your credit score is similar to a report card, […]

5 Tips to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck- Credit Law Center

5 Tips to stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck

Many Americans are ending up broke month after month, even when their income is well above the poverty line. A recent survey by Suntrust Banks found that a third of higher-income households, (those that bring more than $75,000 or more a year) are living paycheck to paycheck. It’s easy to get caught up in debt, […]

One Late Payment May Tank Your Credit Score! – Credit Law Center

Late Payment

You may be one who pays all your bills on time every month, but maybe you had a financial emergency or even an oversight that caused you to pay one late payment. If you miss a payment on one of your credit cards, mortgage or any other loan, you could see a drastic drop in […]

Notifying The Credit Bureaus of the Passing of A Loved One – Credit Law Center

Reporting Death of a Loved One

The passing of a loved one comes with many daunting tasks and an overwhelming amount of emotion. One task you may overlook is reporting their death to the three credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Transunion, and Experian. When a loved one passes, the Social Security Administration will eventually get around to notifying the credit bureaus. However, […]