Not exact matches
You may rebuild your
credit by making payments to all your
creditors on time and keeping account balances
low relative to the
credit limit.
During the course of the investigation, your
creditor may
lower your
credit limit proportionally to the amount being disputed.
For example, if you are challenging a $ 500
credit card purchase and your
credit limit is $ 2,000, the
creditor may
lower your
credit limit to $ 1,500 while that purchase is under investigation.
Whatever the reason for your bad
credit history, the first step toward repairing it is applying for a card made especially for your situation and then, if approved, making timely payments and keeping account balances
low relative to the
credit limit with all your
creditors.
Creditors usually offer
lower interest rates, higher spending
limits and better terms on secured lines of
credit.
When you opt for balance transfer method, with your
creditors» approval, you actually transfer your high interest bills to a relatively
low interest card with sufficient
credit limit.
Since there are
lower limits to the amount of that your
creditors want to accept, you need to estimate the
limits where your
credit counselor may not be able to further cut your payments.
If you move closer to the top of your
credit limit — even if that
limit is
lower than it used to be — you represent a greater risk to the
creditors.
You might be able to work a better deal —
lower interest rate, higher
credit limit — by pointing out that other
creditors are clamoring for your business.