Credit Cards & Financial Planning : How to Refinance a Car Loan
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Refinancing a car loan is a process done to lower the rate, lower the payment or pay it off more quickly. Make sure a credit score is at least 600 before considering to refinance a car loan. Shop around before refinancing a car loan withtips from a financial consultant in this free video on credit cards and personal finance. Expert: Carrie Kukuda Contact: www.wearehdtv.com Bio: Carrie Kukuda has a business administration degree, and was branch manager of a community bank. Filmmaker …
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How can my husband and I bring up our credit score to refinance in about 9 months?My husband's middle credit score is 599 and mine is 587. We bought a house in Nov 2006. It's an ARM 80/20 loan which means our payment will go up in Nov 2008. We both have a lot of charge offs and collections from previous divorces but, we have paid some off and we are working to pay off the othres. We both have been told that when refinancing they only look at the last two years. Is this true? We have heard so many different stories from lenders and we are really confused right now. Is it impossible to refinace with scores this low. What we don't understand is we have paid the mortgage on time every month and also our car payment but it don't seem to help any. What can we do?? Please advise us both.
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October 25th, 2009 at 1:55 am
I like Discover because you get cash back. You can also look into Chase cards that have different types of rewards. Look for one with a low APR and good rewards for your spending.
October 25th, 2009 at 2:48 am
Yes, it is true. Having active credit cards on your record is no problem. It shows that card issuers are willing to extend credit. If these cards have no balance on them, you should have no trouble getting a new card. Apply and start using it.
If there are balances on your other cards, it is a different issue. You should pay them off, or transfer them to the card with the lowest interest rate and pay that off as quickly as possible. Then make sure you never have a balance on a card that exceeds about 30 percent of the credit limit.
Paying the monthly charges in full each month is the best policy. It also means not paying any interest.
October 25th, 2009 at 6:55 am
I would take out no more than 2. I would start out with a secured card. Granted you would have to put a deposit upfront to secure a line of credit, but the deposit would also garner interest while you're proving your creditworthiness. You could start out small, like $200-300 or larger like $1000-2000. Either way, I strongly suggest you to continue to use your debit card and pay cash like you've been doing, and make small purchases that you can pay off in full every month (around $20-50). I would only use the credit card in dire emergencies. After the secured card becomes unsecured, then you could receive offers for other cards, but chances are just the one card could work just as well. Be sure to dispute anything that was involved in the identity theft and make sure that you have a POLICE REPORT. Your "good accounts" (rental, club, cable, cell, etc.) CAN be reported through this reporting agency called PRBC. (http://prbc.com/default.php?) This is for REAL. You can have your good credit reported and complied in a scored report that can be considered with your traditional credit reports. It's become increasingly popular and I'm certain that it will help you out immensely.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Actually most of the companies allow you to apply online instantly. But you have to find the right card that you can apply for. To do this, goto the following site and find the card you want in student section and apply online. This site only has cards that you can apply and get a decision instantly. Good luck!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am
It's not uncommon to have multiple bank accounts with different banks, from my past and current experience, I primarily do all my business with one bank if possible. I'm going to list the types of accounts that you should have in order to prepare yourself financially:
1. Checking account- This is the primary tool to not only monitor your finances, but to pay all your bills on time.
2. Savings account- This should be used as a primary reserve that should be used in the event of emergencies and as a backup reserve to your checking account.
3. Traditional/Roth IRA- This should be your primary retirement account. Anytime that you have a 401K,402g, or 403b plan, and plan to switch employers, this would be the account to move or "rollover" your retirement savings to.
Now as for credit cards, You should have 2 major credit cards and 1 department store card. Some people have more credit cards, but actually fewer cards established for a longer time, should be all that's necessary. The longer you establish credit by making payments on time and managing your available credit responsibly, the credit limit can and usually is increased to where that will be all you need. Some people have multiple credit cards for whatever reason, but the 2 most important things to remember when using them is to pay on time and manage your available credit.
October 26th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Wow…thats a loaded question….ask the "answer man" on yahoo!
October 28th, 2009 at 6:48 am
You could have 50 cards and as long as you kept them in good standing, low utilization, no lates, etc. they won't hurt your scores – you would take small dings for inquiries though.
If you are adding 3-4 cards, and you already have a good card portfolio that has fairly good history, the inquiry dings should be small. After 6 months the inq's will be less of a significance on your scores and at one year they will have no impact at all.
Available credit is not debt.
I can see only one card that you currently have that is probably keeping your scores from actually being higher than they are now. That would be the Cap One card.
Cap One is notorious for not reporting credit limits, they only report high balance – that makes it look like you are over utilizing the account.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:19 am
My parents told me when I was younger to have a limit of two credit cards. One Visa and one MasterCard. In case of an emergency, just about every place will take one or the other, often times both.