Your financial history is including debt, loans, accounts, credit cards, collections, outstanding balances and more. If your credit is good it will be easier to obtain financing with good rates of interest and if it’s bad impact your ability to get loans and services.

When you apply for credit financial institutions and lenders look at two main factors:

* Credit report: a record of your transactions and financial accounts, loans, debt, cards, collections, payments, outstanding balances, personal information and credit applications. The bad financial history can remain on your credit report for seven years or more.

*Credit score: A number, usually between 300 and 850, used by financial institutions and lenders to predict your likelihood to repay loans on time. Your score low if you have too much debt or do not pay up on time and if you manage your money responsibly. A score above 700 is considered very good. A score below 600 represents a risk to the lender and can cause you to receive a higher interest rate or that your application be rejected. (more…)

These days if you have no credit is very difficult for you to realize your goals, unless you want is within reach of your salary. I always talk about the importance of saving for the future, but I cannot focus that will most likely need an institution that we give in a mortgage (even if saved for the original), or a student loan, and even the TV you want to buy plasma. It is therefore important that not only establish and maintain good credit, but you take care of that this does not make a victim of fraud, errors, or identity theft.

Identity theft is a crime that has grown in recent years according to a report by the FBI. It is therefore essential that you see your credit report at least once a year. Here are some ways on how to protect your identity and your credit with little effort on your part.

Get your free credit report.

If you live in the U.S. (unfortunately not for other countries, but if you know, leave your comments) you can order your free credit report once a year. If you go to the website www.annualcreditreport.com you can get your free credit report from each of the agencies: TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. One method that will tell my clients is that they can get a report every four months instead of obtaining the three the same day, so credit can monitor more often.
Learn how to maintain good credit. (more…)

Money is important for people because it is the legal payment tool that you can use to buy what you want. Though you know that money is very important, you also need to know that loans can be a problem for you. You probably can get money from the place where you works but you must be knows that your salary is not always enough for you. You probably ever face a moment where you should buy something but you have no money in your account and you should apply for a loan to get what you need. Sometimes, you will get new problem from the loans because some lenders will give you mounting interest rate that can drive you crazy. (more…)