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Monday, February 11th, 2008

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Reality Perspective of FICO® Scores, Credit Reports, Credit Ratings, and Credit Bureaus

Sometimes the overwhelming size of your debt and the fact that it has gone on for so long makes it difficult for you to put things into perspective and handle the situation in a manner that is as stress free as possible, and probably will not allow you to achieve an optimum solution.

Now consider this for one moment, because it affects a lot of people who are in dire financial straits with insurmountable debt – your health and well-being are more important than any problems that you have with finance at the moment.

That and the well-being of those you are responsible for, particularly if you have young children is your number one concern.

If you make sure that that part of your life is being handled in the best manner possible, and only after that has been attended to, will you be able to start making moves towards sorting out your financial position.  The credit bureaus will not go away, they will always be there monitoring your FICO® credit score, credit report, and credit rating.

Some of the richest people in the world have been bankrupt at some stage in their life and while hopefully that will be something that you never have to deal with, it is sometimes worthwhile just considering what is the worst case scenario that could happen to you as far as your finances go.

Once you have dealt with that, you will be able to put everything else in your life into perspective and will help you to deal with the situation at hand in a more orderly and businesslike manner where emotions aren’t going to hinder your chance of reaching your goal of financial freedom.

Too many people have let financial problems get out of perspective in their life and this causes them to do things that they will regret for the rest of their life. It is not necessary and it is certainly not wise no matter how bad the situation might seem at the moment to let money ruin your life.

There is always an answer and to some people the path to recovery is just a little longer than others but provided you are moving in the right direction you will certainly get there one day.

In real perspective; your FICO® credit score, credit report, and credit rating are just numbers and it is a game.  Get in the game and strive for the highest number!  :)

Dr. Robert Miller, PHD
Investigations Analyst
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The Credit Robbers - FICO® Score | Credit Rating | High Risk Loans

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Credit Repair + Debt Elimination = 800+ FICO® Score Credit Report

FICO® Score | Credit Rating | High Risk Loans

It is often tempting to get a loan from a non-traditional lender such as a bank or a reputable finance company when you are having trouble paying off your debts. Usually these lenders will use your house, car or other assets as collateral.

You need to proceed with caution, as your credit rating and your FICO® credit score on your credit report face further destruction in the process. 

They will ’sell’ their service to you as a solution to help get out of debt whereas the reality of the situation when dealing with such lending institutions is the fact that you are more likely to get into even more financial strife and lose the assets that have been put up as collateral for the loan and possibly force you into bankruptcy.

If you look closely at the terms of the contract with such loans you will find that you will be paying excessive interest payments and that is precisely what you should be trying to avoid as the big interest loans are what gets most people in trouble in the first place.

Falling behind on the interest payments and your FICO® credit score, credit report, and credit rating will go south in a hurry.  Any credit bureau will stalk your credit report like a hawk.

A lot of these finance companies work on the basis that they know you will eventually fall behind in your payments and they structure their business where they will repossess your assets to cover the past due debt.  Do you smell a foreclosure sting operation here?

High risk loans should never be an option worth considering simply because there is no benefit to be gained at all from getting such a loan and they only appeal to those people who are in desperate situations who can never make good the payments anyway.

More often than not the interest that you will be paying over the term of a high risk loan is almost as much as the original amount borrowed. Even if the loan is only for a short term you will be paying excessive interest rates.

 There is always a better alternative even if you need to come to an arrangement with other people you have borrowed money from to pay off outstanding debt over an extended period.

Bottom Line:  Avoid High Risk Loans if possible and maintain your current credit rating and FICO® credit score.

Dr. Robert Miller, PHD
Investigations Analyst
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