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Your Credit.
There are several factors that affect your credit.
Late Payments
- the more recent, the bigger the impact
- 30, 60, or 90 days late. More is worse
- mortgage lates are very bad
High Balances
- the closer to your high balance is bad.
- Raise your credit limits or pay down
Collections
and Liens
- Liens have to be paid
- older collections do not, but the rate is higher.
Open Credit
- DO NOT close all your credit cards.
- available credit/money helps minimize the risk in the eyes of the lender
Credit
Inquiries
- credit card and car inquiries subtract 4 points each
time
- mortgage credit pulls do not, count only once
Bankruptcy -
Chapter 7 or 13
- over 3 years, does not count if credit has been re-established
- chapter 13 can be paid off with a refinance
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