Wednesday, May 26, 2010

If you pay off all your credit cards when will it show on your credit report.?

Most cards report to credit bureaus at the same time they produce monthly statements.



If you pay off all your credit cards when will it show on your credit report.?

Usually within a month or 2. It depends how quickly your card company reports to the credit bureaus.



If you pay off all your credit cards when will it show on your credit report.?

yes it does. If it doesn%26#039;t show up in thirty days contact all three credit reporting agencies and complain.



If you pay off all your credit cards when will it show on your credit report.?

Usually within a month or quarterly. It depends on the reporting policies of the card issuer(s).



If you pay off all your credit cards when will it show on your credit report.?

Usually within a few weeks. I would recommend getting on a payment plan, rather than paying off all the debt. Your credit score is more affected by numerous payments on time than on how much debt you have. Debt is actually good. The trick is to have more stuff that you are paying each month. If you are making car, house, insurance, health club payments every month your credit will get better pretty fast.



If you pay off all your credit cards when will it show on your credit report.?

Yes, it will show up as soon as the credit card company reports it, but don%26#039;t be mistaken into thinking this will improve your credit. As a matter of fact, it could cause your scores to drop. What causes your scores to go up and your credit to improve, is having open accounts and paying them on time continually every month. If you pay them off, then there is no activity to show your creditworthiness.



Let me give you an example of how paying something off can effect your credit. This happened to me last week. I bought a new car, have made all of my payments on time for nine months now. When the finance company reported on my credit report this month, they showed my payments made on time, with a zero balance. It looked like I had paid the car off, which I haven%26#039;t. I got an alert from Equifax of a change on my credit report. I looked and my score had dropped 14 points because of this. The finance company fixed the error, but my score only went back up ten points, instead of the 14 that originally dropped....I got off of the point I was trying to make to you. People will tell you to pay off your charge cards and credit accounts. It%26#039;s great to pay them off so you don%26#039;t have the debt, but if you are trying to establish or rebuild your credit, you need to have open, active accounts, especially some credit cards. These are the fastest way to build up your credit. Keep your balances to about half of your credit limit, don%26#039;t max them out. Pay your minimum payment on time every month and your on your way to building good credit.

Are home loans and credit cards setting you up for failure as citizens of america?

and here we just wanted to survive on planet earth with shelter and food.......like they say there are no guarantees.........be happy that you are sucking some kind of air



Are home loans and credit cards setting you up for failure as citizens of america?

Nope. ive got perfect credit, i use my credit card for everything and pay it off every month, ive got great rates on all of my loans. If you use things the right way, they are perfectly fine, its only when people dont know how to use them, or abuse them, that they screw people over....but, most of the time, its the persons own fault %26lt;Most of the time, not saying the companies dont have some pretty shady practices, you just have to learn what they are, and avoid them%26gt;



Are home loans and credit cards setting you up for failure as citizens of america?

No, not me personally because I know how to read the fine print in any offer.



However, if you are talking about the majority of the population, then yes, the lenders are setting them up to become permanent debtors.



This has been going on for thousands of years. The Bible says %26quot;the borrwer becomes the lender%26#039;s slave%26quot;. It is as true now as when that was written.

To apply online for credit cards what all things are needed?

address, social security number, details of income %26amp; residency



To apply online for credit cards what all things are needed?

All your needs about credit card details here.It%26#039;s help you hope http://www.freewebs.com/creditcard4all



To apply online for credit cards what all things are needed?

Everything they list in their questions. Name, address, phone, annual income, social security number... Whater else is listed there.



To apply online for credit cards what all things are needed?

Mostly, people misunderstood the term 閳ユ笝nline credit cards閳? The phrase does not necessarily mean free online credit, but it means free online application of credit cards. You are not given free credit privileges but can be used for transaction in the web.



How are you going to apply for online credit cards?



All the needed requirements in conventional application are also needed in online credit card application. You are going to submit these requirements digitally. The credit card is going to be delivered to you once your application is successfully granted.



Most of the people prefer using this method of application because of its convenience. You too can avail this chance to have it without leaving your house.



You can avail the online credit card application by searching on Internet. There are many online credit card establishments on Internet; you only need to choose which is best for your needs. You can search for it by using some of the search engines and be in touch with all the online credit card establishments in just a click of your mouse.

How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

I think I must get like 10 applications every week. HELP!



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

Whether you have good credit scores or poor ones, there are creditors who will target you. Most credit companies are able to sign up for a list that the three major credit reporting agencies sell. You have the option that your name DOES NOT appear on this list. When you obtain a credit report from these agencies, you will notice two types of inquiries. One is those that appear when you apply for any type of credit and the creditor%26#039;s id is listed, the other type is %26quot;invisible%26quot; and does not affect your credit scores and is used for marketing. You can request that your information is not allowed to be used for any purpose.



The three agencies are:



Trans Union



Equifax



Experian



Do a search on the net and there are links where you can opt out.



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

Just shred them up .



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

On each application, there is a place where you can reply and be taken off their mailing list. Check out the next one you get. Good luck!



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

I think it is impossible to stop. They just keep coming, and coming, and coming......



I just shred them all as they come in cuz Lord knows I have enough credit cards, and enough debt to go with it!



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

I have the same problem and asking to be opt - ed out never has helped the situation any.



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

If they have a prepaid Business Reply mailer, simply put a note inside that says %26quot;please take me off your list%26quot;, and tape the mailer to a brick before you send it back.



Oh, this may not work for you, but what I found very effective is sending them an invoice for $100 for %26quot;reading unsolicited advertisement%26quot; on my firm letterhead. I don%26#039;t get many repeats after sending that.



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

You can%26#039;t. They get your name off lists that they buy from places where you have credit cards, where you put name %26amp; address in an online sweepstakes, auto dealerships, State Bureaus etc.



All you can do is tear them in half and throw them away. If you don%26#039;t tear them up first, someone can fill them out and just have them send it to a different address and voila!, they have a credit card in YOUR name!!



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

I hate that too. All the paper they waste sending them out regularly. Some places send them out monthly. There isnt really anyway to stop it. What I did for awhile was just take the self addressed envelope seal it, and mail it back empty. Then they have to pay the postage for nothing.



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

ucla987 gave the best answer



I just wanted to include the opt out number from the FTC that he mentioned



1-888-5-OPTOUT (1-888-567-8688)



http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/cred...



How can i stop credit cards applications from comming to me?

The optout thing echo mentioned has worked for me.

What kind of stores sell prepaid credit cards(IE Visa/Mastercard gift cards)?

This is not an answer but I would not recommend purchasing these cards they are a pain to deal with, please read the terms of their uses very carefully before you purchase one. Well the American Express one is horrible anyways.



What kind of stores sell prepaid credit cards(IE Visa/Mastercard gift cards)?

All currency exchanges sell them.



What kind of stores sell prepaid credit cards(IE Visa/Mastercard gift cards)?

Dont know of store but i do know you can go to the bank and buy such as amex gift cards at bank of america........they should also have visa/mc...call your credit card company and ask there custoemr service deppartment...that info is always at there fingertips.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Is there any bad credit cards in Canada?

I know the states have them what about Canada



Is there any bad credit cards in Canada?

I think this may help you.



http://www.canadian-financial.ca/



Is there any bad credit cards in Canada?

when i used to live in canada, i know some that were bad, its not bad like in US



Is there any bad credit cards in Canada?

they are all bad



Is there any bad credit cards in Canada?

Why would you want a credit card that is bad?



Is there any bad credit cards in Canada?

yes the higher the interest the worse they are ,just take note of the rate and fees when looking

Need advise how to lower my credit cards?

My husband and I are way over our heads in debt. Ya i know we should have been more careful spending. But a few things have happened in the last couple of years.



1. Death in the family that we paid for.



2. My husband broke his back in 3 places two months after the death and was out of work for about 4 months.



3. We took custody of a third child to help a family member and all she came to us with was a small suit case of clothes!



We had to buy a bed and clothes and spend extra $$$ on utilty bills etsc...



The interest rates are getting higher and higher and higher every month because we can%26#039;t even afford to pay the min.



Need advise how to lower my credit cards?

My husband and I were in the same situation and are just now getting to the point where we can pay everything every month. It may be possible to do it the way it is working for us.



You have to make a list - it will seem very scary but you have to actually make yourself do it. Make a list of every credit card you owe - what the minimum payment is, what the due date is and what the APR is



1. start by taking a calander for this month and write in when you get paid and how much, then write in every date that a card payment is due and how much. This will give you an idea of what you owe as opposed to what you make. See if you need to save more from the beginning of the month to pay a bill at the end of the month to get minimum payments paid



2. Also add to your calender any other bills you may owe on the date due. Rent, food, gas, laundry, utilities, allowance for personal items



3. after adding all of that in do you have anything extra at the end of the month at all, if so put that towards the card with the highest APR



4. every month continue to pay minimum payment on every card except the one with the highest APR until you finally get that paid off. After that is paid off which for my husband and I is still going to take a couple years you can take that large payment and put it all onto the next card with the highest APR



5. you will be able to see the progress your making really quick this way. Most of your money is probably going into interest like ours is. You can figure out what your interest is for the next month ahead of time really easily if you want



Here is an example



Say you have a card with $3,000 on it - minimum due is $110 and your APR is 32% -



3,000 x 0.32 (apr) = $960 per year in interest / 12 (months) = $80



so you may be making a 110 minimum payment but 80 of it will be going toward interest



If you could add so the payment is 150 so your paying $40 extra this month on the card the next month your balance will be 2930 and you interest will be lower



2930 x 0.32 = 937.60 / 12 = 78.13 - your interest will have already dropped by two dollars - this may not seem like much but within a year it will be huge



Need advise how to lower my credit cards?

Start with Dave Ramsey. He will change your life - and you can do his program without spending any money. Go to the library and check out his books.



Prioritize your spending. 1) Food; 2) utilities; 3) shelter; 4) transportation (so you can get to work) and 5) debt. Do NOT pay Mastercard no matter what a collector says (they all lie anyway) before you make a rent/mortgage payment. It won%26#039;t do you any good to get evicted while your card payments are up to date.



From Dave%26#039;s website:



%26quot;Dave has taught these principles to millions via radio, books, Financial Peace University, and online.



Now its your turn! Use the Baby Steps to get your finances in order and on track. Then pass them on to someone you know.



1) $1,000 to start an Emergency Fund



2) Pay off all debt using the Debt Snowball (see Dave%26#039;s website for more info)



3) 3 to 6 months of expenses in savings



4) Invest 15% of household income into Roth IRAs and pre-tax retirement



5) College funding for children



6) Pay off home early



7) Build wealth and give! Invest in mutual funds and real estate%26quot;



http://www.daveramsey.com/



Need advise how to lower my credit cards?

contact consumer credit counseling QUICK, to prevent from having to file bankruptcy, they will advocate to alll your creditors to lower your payment and interest rates so that more of what your paying go to the principle and so not everything you are paying is late fees and over the limit fees. CCC is a non profit org. beware of other counciling agencies as they may be costly and non effective.



Need advise how to lower my credit cards?

The best way is to tell yourselves this is the most important thing in your life for the next 6 months to a year depending on the amount of debt.



Then go out and get a second job EACH, (baby sitter if applicable is NOT an excuse you just alternate shifts) pay every dime of those funds to the debt.



Take the highest balance (against Dave Ramsey%26#039;s advice which makes no sense at all) and put the extra funds to that account making only the minimum to the other accounts until paid off.



IF that high balance is a VERY low interest rate compared to another account then pay off the one with higher interest first.



Next do away with everything that is not necessary, internet account, cable, cell phones, eating out etc. until the debt is paid down.



Good luck.

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