Tag Archives: credit scores

3 Ways You Could Be Hurting Your Credit│Changing Your Mindset

helping your credit score

How You Might Be Hurting Your Scores There are so many things that come into play to obtain a healthy credit profile. The hardest part of navigating the credit world however, is knowing what advice is accurate and possibly stumbling a few times in an effort to get back on track. Many times consumers think […]

The Cost Of Low Credit Scores│How Your Score Is Costing Thousands

How Your Score Is Costing You Thousands Back when I graduated high school (a few years after dinosaurs walked the earth) I had absolutely no idea how detrimental my credit score would be to my  future purchases. My brother was sitting pretty with a 750 credit score and financed his new car at an extremely […]

Credit Cards For College Age Students│5 Back To School Basics

Credit Cards for College Students

Back To School For College Students Is your college student packed up and ready to start a new chapter already? At some point as a parent, you have probably discussed the do’s and dont’s during the first year when your student is ready to take off and start a new chapter on their own. You […]

The Top 5 Credit Myths – Credit Law Center

Top 5 Credit Myths

We all know good credit is an important aspect of our financial life and is a must to purchase a home, car, and it even affects our car insurance. The first thing you need to know is the common misconceptions, the “credit myths.” Being aware of the top 5 credit myths, and knowing the facts […]

Mortgage Pre-Approval Process – Credit Law Center

Credit Law Center Mortgage Pre- Approval

If you want to purchase a home the best possible way to guarantee you are on the right track is to see a mortgage lender.  A lender will be able to help you in the pre-approval process. The pre-approval is a promise from the bank that you are qualified to borrow up to a certain amount at […]

Medical Debt and Credit Reporting – Credit Law Center

medical Debt and Credit reports

With social media so present in our lives now we see the amount of GoFundMe pages for medical bills, it is validating the statistics.  According to a recent report, by the CFPB 43 million Americans have overdue medical debt on their credit reports. Approximately 2 million Americans are affected annually by medical debt and remains the leading […]