Category Archives: Building Credit

Decreasing Credit Card Limits – A Major Score Impact

How Does A Decrease In Credit Limit Effect Me?  Your credit utilization rate is one of the most important factors when it comes to your credit score. Depending on how much of the available balance you use will reflect what kind of borrower you are and can be the deciding factor in a substantial credit […]

Why You Should Focus On Your Credit Score

I remember sitting around a bonfire one cool autumn evening with a few close friends from high school. We had all gone our separate ways after graduation, some of us went to acquire our degrees immediately, others went off to the military and some went to trade schools to prepare themselves for an apprenticeship. As […]

Decreasing Credit Card Limits II A Major Score Impact

How Does A Decrease In Credit Limit Effect Me?  Your credit utilization rate is one of the most important factors when it comes to your credit score. Depending on how much of the available balance you use will reflect what kind of borrower you are and can be the deciding factor in a substantial credit […]

5 Common Mistakes People Make When It Comes to Their Credit

How Could You Be Hurting Your Credit? The more you know about how credit works, the better your score will be. This is because, without a lot of background knowledge, your own logic and reasoning will oftentimes fail you. There are a lot of factors that go into creating your credit score, so trying to […]

Why You Should Focus On Your Credit Score

I remember sitting around a bonfire one cool autumn evening with a few close friends from high school. We had all gone our separate ways after graduation, some of us went to acquire our degrees immediately, others went off to the military and some went to trade schools to prepare themselves for an apprenticeship. As […]

Understanding Your Credit Profile

Good, Better, Best and Bad The internet and cell phones have now made it easier than ever to check your credit score as often as you’d like. Millennials are starting to check their credit scores more frequently than any other generation. This could be due to the fact that credit has become vital in many […]

What’s Expensive? Bad Credit!

The cost of bad credit can be very expensive. It can lead to higher interest rates on loans, higher insurance premiums, difficulty getting approved for housing, and difficulty getting approved for employment. The cost of bad credit can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars depending on the severity of the credit situation. The fastest […]

Is It Possible For Your Score To Drop After Credit Repair?

When beginning credit repair, many consumers hold high hopes of ending their  repair process with a clean report and a high credit score. Removing a few items here and there can really make your positive credit shine through and can give you the push you need to acquire financing; but that may not always be […]

Credit Builder Loans? Are they worth it?

Here at Credit Law Center we run into many clients that may have not established credit or they are in a position to where they are need to recover from bad credit. They need to establish open lines of credit to help improve their scores. Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. How […]

4 Ways to Build Credit Without Credit Cards

Building Up Your FICO Understanding and building credit in a positive way takes discipline and some education. Do you recall being taught in school, how to build your credit scores? Did your teachers let you know how big of a role credit would play in your life as you got older? Honestly, it is probably […]