Credit Cards For Fair Credit

I need help understanding credit. Are my answers correct?

1.Which of the following cards require full repayment when you receive the monthly
statement?
1) Debit/Check card
2) Charge card
3) Credit card
4) Cash card
5) None of the above
answer:5

2.In almost all cases, lenders will charge you for the use of credit (borrowed money). What factors affect the final cost?
1) The interest rate/APR
2) The amount of down payment, if any
3) The length of time you take to repay
4) Additional charges, such as late payment, over-the-limit and annual fees
5) All of the above
answer: 5

3.You purchase worth of clothes using your credit card. When you receive the credit card bill, you immediately pay the entire amount. The credit card company does not charge interest if the bill is paid in full within 30 days. There is no annual fee for the credit card. For this purchase, what is your credit cost?
1)
2) 18% APR
3) {content}
4) None of the above
answer: 3

4.If you think your credit file contains incorrect information, you can? 1) Ask the credit reporting agency for a copy of your credit file
2) Add your own explanation to certain information in your file that you disagree with
3) Have the incorrect information deleted from your credit file
4) A and C only
5) A, B, and C
answer: 4

5.By federal law, known as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Equifax can only release all or part of a credit file if there are "permissible purposes." Which of the following "permissible purposes" allows Equifax to release a copy of your credit file?
1) A request from a consumer for his or her own credit file
2) A prospective employer conducting a background check
3) An insurance company wishing to underwrite an insurance application
4) All of the above
answer:2

6.Generally speaking, the longer the term of a loan, the higher the cost of credit.
1) True
2) False
answer: 1

7.Installment loans are usually paid?
1) in fixed payments every month until the loan is repaid
2) in variable monthly payments which you, the borrower, can establish
3) in variable monthly payments which are established by the lender
4) in one lump sum at the end of a specified period of time
answer: 3

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Many people these days have seen their credit ratings drop as a result of today’s economy. Inevitably, these people will begin a credit rebuilding process at some time and using credit cards is an important part of the equation. The problem is, using the wrong credit card, the wrong way, can actually hurt your credit rather than repair it. Here are a few tips you should consider. 

1. Never use a credit card that advertises “everyone is approved” or something similar. These credit cards are fee ridden and rarely offer you the chance to increase your credit limit. More times than not, the card will have a $300 balance and already have a $100 in fees just for opening the account.

2. Use secured credit cards. If your objective is to repair your credit you must exercise some fiscal restraint. Secured credit cards have much lower rates and fees; however, you do have to make an initial deposit. This deposit will be your new credit balance.

Begin with a $500 deposit and make regular deposits to the account, as you would a savings account, to raise your balance. As your credit limit rises so will the influence and credibility the credit card makes on your overall credit report.

3. Do not use the card whatsoever! Seriously, when the card arrives simply activate it and shred it up, just remember to pay the annual fee each year. You do not need to use the credit card to establish credit. Remember, the goal is to repair your credit, not to go back into debt.

The variables on the credit report that influence and help to establish credit are, length of time the account has been open, the credit limit, the balance vs. the credit limit ratio and of course the payment history.

4. If you use the credit card, which you shouldn’t, NEVER let your balance exceed 50% of your credit limit. Doing this will trigger the credit card company to start snooping and begin to derogate your credit score. “Maxed” out credit cards are viewed as a liability, not an asset.

5. Repeat the steps above. The more credit references you have that have ZERO balances the better. Be sure to use a different bank for each account so that you have more than one company reporting positive information on your credit bureau.

The best feature about using a secured credit card is the ability to control your own credit limit. I can’t stress enough the importance of building a higher credit limit. Since a secure card acts like a savings account, meaning you get your entire deposit back if you close the account, it’s safe to send money in to the bank on a regular basis. This will increase your credit limit.

The key to using revolving credit is restraint. If you have multiple references in the bureaus that show zero balances, this demonstrates to creditors that you aren’t at risk for bankruptcy and that you have ample room in your budget to take on additional credit.

Once you establish your revolving credit you need to concentrate on your installment credit. Installment loans are loans that have a beginning and an end to the payments, like a car loan or personal loan. Doing this is a little more difficult than establishing revolving credit, but it can be done.

You can establish installment credit the same way you established revolving credit. What you need to do is seek out the small private banks in your area, stay away from the big banks like Bank of America. Most local banks will allow you to make a deposit and take out an installment loan against the deposit. Simply make payments on this loan for more than 12 months and presto! You have established installment credit. 

Nobody said repairing credit would be easy, again it takes time and restraint. However, if you follow the steps I’ve outlined it’s almost guaranteed to raise your credit score.

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