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10 Steps to a Better Credit Score: Part 1

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

10 Steps to a better credit score: part 1  

What’s my credit score?  What does it mean? Why do I need a credit score? How will a short sale, bankruptcy, foreclosure affect my score? How often should I pull my credit report? I can’t afford my debt, now what? Divorce, Credit card bills, late payments…the list goes on and on ….

Consumer debt is at an all time high, stress levels are rising, people often wonder if they should consider consumer credit counseling, look for credit solutions, debt settlement and maybe bankruptcy.

Its time for everyone to take charge of their credit score.  Its time for all of us to become knowledgeable about our scores and how they are affecting our lives.  Many of us think our credit is only considered when you are about ready to purchase a home or automobile, did you know that phone companies make credit inquiries, your employer may pull your credit, your insurance company, if you are trying to rent a home/apartment the list goes on and on.  The higher your score the easier your life.

 Step Number 1 out of 10 steps to a better score:

Pull / order your credit report.  How are you ever going to know where to start unless you are willing to take the plunge and face reality.   I suggest you go to :http://annualcreditreport.com  its a free credit report site that will give you the score from all three credit bureaus.  There are more sites to choose from, annualcreditreport.com is just a suggestion.

Make sure you check out the company you order your report thru.  There are many scams out there.  Let me know if you have any questions. I’d love to help you out.  Look for more steps to come on unraveling your credit score and what to do now that you have your report.

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Introducing Utah Credit Coach

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Whether you have a 700 credit score or a 400 credit score this system can help you! Today mortgage, credit card and consumer lending companies are charging higher interest rates if your credit score is less than 760. Are you kidding? You literally have to walk on water in order to get today’s best interest rates.

After years of not being able to help some credit challenged clients the way I would like, I’ve discovered legitimate method to radically change a potential clients credit profile. This month I’d like to introduce you to utahcreditcoach.com. Up until now I was only familiar with “credit repair” or “credit dispute” companies, these types of companies would write in to creditors and to the credit agencies and dispute late payment, collections, judgments and even foreclosures. Under the federal credit laws if the creditor could not produce proof of the delinquency they would have to remove it from the credit report. I felt a bit of a moral quandary with this because I knew many of these delinquencies were legitimate and these companies were essentially harassing these companies through the credit laws to remove or quit reporting the delinquencies even if they were being reported accurately.

Credit Coaching is totally different, here’s how it works:

  1. The proprietary software goes to work scrubbing your report for errors such as duplicate late payments being reported, active collections or late payments that should have been included in a bankruptcy, late payments or collections from an account where you were the authorized user, etc. These are legitimate mistakes that should not negatively affect your credit, the system then WRITES LETTERS FOR YOU to the credit bureau and tells you were to send it!
  2. It measures your current use of credit vs. the credit bureau’s ideal usage models and tells you if you need to reduce the use of credit (i.e. pay down the balance) or increase your use. It will even tell you if you have too many accounts open and need to close some of them, or if you need to open new accounts because you don’t have enough credit. And if your credit is in the toilet and you can’t qualify for any new accounts, don’t worry they have a secured credit card company that GUARNTEES they will approve you regardless of credit history or score.
  3. Quarterly the system assesses your progress and notifies you of your improved score, then sets up the action plan for the next 90 days. It’s literally like a Credit Coach, consistently measuring where you’ve improved and what items still need to be worked on for you to have a perfect score.

Go there now and check it out www.utahcreditcoach.com! There’s tons of free information about credit coaching and how to improve your credit score. Once you’ve visited the site, please send me an email or give me a call and let me know what you think.

Josh Mettle is a top producing Professional Mortgage Lender in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Josh is also a fourth generation real estate investor, and owns a number of rental homes, apartment units and mortgages.  If you’re ready to buy or sell residential real estate, get Josh’s latest free tips, tools and newsletter at http://www.joshmettle.com Utah Real Estate Professionals can keep informed by visiting Josh’s Mortgage and Real Estate Blog at http://www.joshmettle.com/blog/

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www.utahcreditcoach.com

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

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Five Most Frequent Mistakes of the Newly Divorced

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
  1. You got married… Sorry we could not help ourselves. And if ever there was a time for a laugh, we thought this was it.
  2. Neglect to create a budget after the divorce. It’s very important after a divorce that you confront your financial needs and your current financial limitations. Will you be getting alimony? Paying alimony? Avoid “treating yourself” to big ticket items that may hurt you financially. Visit http://www.utahcreditcoach.com for a free budget calculator.
  3. Not cutting the financial ties and making a clean definite break from your ex. Don’t let your credit be unnecessarily destroyed. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. Cut these ties quickly and be adamant about closing all joint accounts.
  4. Filing your taxes without consulting a professional CPA for tax advice. Should you file joint or separately, who gets to write off the kids, the house, the business expenses? Make sure you are taking into account key credits and deductions that may affect your return and liability. (http://www.divorcesource.com/info/taxes)
  5. Not making time to plan for long term financial goals (retirement, children’s college funds and weddings, etc.) These are all important items that beg for help from a professional advisor. Ask us for a referral if you don’t have one!

P.S. (We’re making up for number one) Forgetting to update all your beneficiaries on every investment, retirement, savings account, insurance policy, Will and Trust.

P.S.S. Neglecting to check your credit report. You need to see what your credit score is currently and what accounts are in both of your names. Once the divorce is final, many people need to start improving their credit score along with establishing new credit in their name only. For more great credit coaching information visit www.UtahCreditCoach.com

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Credit Repair vs. Credit Coaching

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

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