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Once you have your credit report and your credit score, you will

be able to tell where you stand and where many of your problems

lie. If you have a poor score, try to see in your credit report

what could be causing the problem:

-Do you have too much debt?
-Too many unpaid bills?
-Have you recently faced a major financial upset such as a  bankruptcy?
-Have you simply not had credit long enough to establish good

credit?
-Have you defaulted on a loan, failed to pay taxes, or recently

been reported to a collection agency?

The problems that contribute to your credit problems should

dictate how you decide to boost your credit score.

When you seek professional credit counseling or credit help,

counselors will generally work with you to help you develop a

personalized strategy that expressly addresses your credit

problems and financial history.

When developing your action plan, know where most of your credit

score is coming from:

1) Your credit history (accounts for more than a third of your

credit score in some cases). Whether or not you have been a

good credit risk in the past is considered the best indicator of

how you will react to debt in the future. For this reason, late

payment, loan defaults, unpaid taxes, bankruptcies, and other

unmet debt responsibilities will count against you the most.

You can’t do much about your financial past now, but starting to

pay your bills on time - starting today - can help boost your

credit score in the future.

2) Your current debts (accounts for approximately a third of

your credit score in some cases). If you have lots of current

debt, it may indicate that you are stretching yourself

financially thin and so will have trouble paying back debts in

the future. If you have a lot of money owing right now - and

especially if you have borrowed a great deal recently - this

fact will bring down your credit score. You an boost your

credit score by paying down your debts as far as you can.

3) How long you have had credit (accounts for up to 15% of your

credit score in some cases). If you have not had credit

accounts for very long, you may not have enough of a history to

let lenders know whether you make a good credit risk. Not

having had credit for a long time can affect your credit score.

You can counter this by keeping your accounts open rather than

closing them off as you pay them off.

4) The types of credit you have (accounts for about one tenth of

your credit score, in most cases). Lenders like to see a mix of

financial responsibilities that you handle well. Having bills

that you pay as well as one or two types of loans can actually

improve your credit score. Having at least one credit card that

you manage well can also help your credit score.

As you can see, it is possible to only estimate how much a

specific area of your credit report affects your credit score.

Nevertheless, keeping these areas in mind and making sure that

each is addressed in your personalized plan will go a long way

in making sure that your personalized credit repair plan is

comprehensive enough to boost your credit effectively.

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