How to fix credit and raise credit score? I'm trying to fix my credit and raise my credit score what are the steps to do that. I read that if you have any debt on your credit report over 2yrs. do not pay it because it lowers your credit score. Is this true.

I heard you can raise credit score if someone add you to their credit line? I heard you can raise credit score if someone add you to their credit line, does that person need to have a good credit score in order for your credit score to go up?

To raise credit score should i pay off credit card immediately or stretch out payments over a few months? I don't have debt by any means, first and foremost. I am just starting to live on my own and build my credit and stuff. I got a credit card to help me do that and right now my balance is around $600. I can easily pay this off in one month and not think about it again but i heard that won't raise your credit score any. Someone told me that it is good to leave some balance on your credit card. So, I was wondering should I stretch out the payments over a few months? I would like educational answers only please. I want to do whatever is best for my credit score.

Should I increase my credit card limit to raise my credit score? I currently Have a Platinum Mastercard with no balance on it, and I want to keep it that way using it for only small purchases. My credit line is for $10,000 as of now, should I increase my credit line to $20,000 and keep no or a minimal balance on it to help my credit score. Will that be beneficial to raising scores and receiving good interest percentages on home loans and car loans in the future? I really just want to have the best score possible to save the most money later in life.

How can I raise my credit score by 50 points? I recently got my student refund money from school for this semester on September 5 and I paid off all of the debt that me and my husband owe on September 6(about $6,000 worth). We are trying to buy a house, but in order to achieve that goal our credit score has to be 50 points higher than what it is already to even get approved for a loan. We pay our bills on time and now we don't have any debt. When will we see our credit score raise drastically, or what are some tips to speed up the process?

How can you raise you credit score even when you pay on time? Ok, past credit messed me up. I have a judgement thats almost paid off. I am trying to raise my credit score.I have 3 new accounts that I've paid on time for over 1 year. I read that one way to raise your score is to " piggy back" on a relatives good credit ( have them add me to one of their good accounts and not use it) Is this safe, is it legal. I would love to hear constructive ways to increase my credit score. Please don't judge me. Almost all of my " bad" credit accounts have been paid off. I put my sons first when the divorce came. They lived in the house that I paid for while I lived in a basement.

What is the best way to raise your credit score? When I was in college I kind of got some bad credit. Now I'm looking to raise my credit score. I have three credit cards and am always paying the bills on-time. Is there anything else I can do to raise my score?

What is the best and quickest way to raise my credit score? My credit score is low. I have recently paid off all my major debt. I have about 6 K in savings, no outstanding debt, creditcards ect. I want to buy a house in the next 2 years. How can i raise my score? Thanks

What are some quick ways to raise my credit score? I'm 19 y/o and I have three major credit cards. I have a credit score of 708 and I'm trying to get it higher. I recently applied for a loan but I need a co-signer. However everyone I kow has bad credit. How can I raise my score within the next couple months so I can get a loan without a co-signer? Or at the very least have pretty high credit. I'm aiming for a 750.

How can i raise my credit score? I currently have a score of 544! In the past, i did have problems with credit and no money to pay it off... Therefore, i am still paying about 2000 worth. I want to have better credit, but when i apply, they deny me. Can i raise my score without a card or loan?

how can you raise a credit score quickly by about 50 pts. I know paying bills on time is the way to go but if? a person has only 1 payment that is reportable then it could take a long time to raise scores. suggestions please. also what is the scale for credit rating? thanks.

How do I raise my credit score quickly? I need to build my score back up and I know that some stuff on your report, payin bills on time, having income to dept ratio, and maxed revolving loans effects that, but I was just wondering what other things that I could do to raise my score. I was laid off work in 2004 and was struck by Katrina in 2005 and between those problems mine and my husbands score has fallen from an 800 to below 600. We have been paying all our stuff on time and do not have maxed revolving credit, I have a full time job again and still our score will not come up what should I do?

what can you do to raise your credit score if you have really bad credit? What immediate steps can you take to raise your credit score? And should I still be seeing things on my credit report from 1999? I have since paid off these bills but yet they show up. What steps can I take to raise my score

I closed a credit card, will paying it off raise my credit score? I know NOW that closing a credit card isn't good for your score - so please don't lecture me on that - but that is after I closed it unfortunately. I am close to paying it off, and I was wondering when I pay it off - will it help raise my score? Or am i just paying it off and seeing no results. Thanks!

I used to have a high credit score, How can I raise my score back up again?My Score went from 750 to 350.? I don't know what made my score go down, I was thinking maybe it's because I used my credit card almost to the max balance. But I never have had a late payment on any of my bills. So Please does anyone have any advice to help raise my credit score back? How long does it take to get your score high again?

Is it better to pay off one credit card at a time or pay equal amount on each card to raise FICO score? Trying to raise my credit score. I have 4 credit cards. Should I pay one off at a time or equal amount to each card. Each card has almost the same interest rate and yearly fee.

Has anyone tried a credit enhancement program to raise your credit score? My husband and I were trying to purchase a home but we need to raise our credit score and I heard about this credit enhancement program that will raise your score to 720 but it costs 750 dollars.

I need to raise my credit score by July to 700 is that possible? It is currently 658 when I was last on myFICO two days ago. The reason I want to raise my score I want to get a new car by July. The car is about $13,750. What are some steps that could help me. I do have two credit cards that I am paying off and I am able to pay more than just the minimum. I am about to get a cell phone in my name. Anything else? Thanks in advance!

I paid everything off that was negative on my credit report now what can I do to raise my credit score? Does paying off delinquent accounts and charge offs even raise your score at all? I paid EVERY single piece of negative credit will that help me? Also does anyone know where I can look to find loans and or credit cards to boost my credit?

Is lowering my credit cards below 50% the only thing I need to do to raise my credit score? I have credit scores of 590(experian), 597(equifax), and 612(transunion). I have 13 accounts in good standing (5 of these are paid off accounts still listed) and 2 negative items on my reports. 1 of the negative is bankruptcy which was all medical bills and the other is I trouble with about 2-3 payments on one account over 30 days late. I kept in touch with the company because of an unexpected financial situation about 5 months ago. I am back on track of paying everything on time and wondered what else I need to do to raise my scores. Thank you! My 5 accounts are closed, they are just listed as $0 balance, how much the account was, installment type, and the terms of each agreement. When account opened and closed.

How to raise credit score after ID theft? I am a victim of 4 year long case of I.D theft. I was unable to have credit in my name during this time, as a result my credit score is very low I am 37, I do -not owe any bills. I have a low paying job no children & my car is paid for how can i raise my credit score

What is the fastest way to raise your credit score? My husband and I hit a financial hard spot about a year ago. Since then we have worked hard to catch up on all our bills and pay them on time. We would like to buy a house in about 3 years. (We own a condo at the moment) Would 3 years be long enough to raise our credit scores? Other than paying our bills and paying off some of the balances that we owe is there another way to raise our credit scores? We plan on keeping our credit cards once we get them paid off because we were told that as long as we charge something once a month and then pay that off every month it will help with our credit score. Any other advice?

How can I raise my credit score after bankruptcy? I had a bankruptcy discharged, can I rem the accts included? I filed for bankruptcy (chapter 7) a year ago and successfully had it discharged. I'm in teh process of rebuilding my credit and I pulled my credit report and all the creditors included in the bankruptcy have my accounts listed as "bankruptcy" which is destroying my credit score. Is there any way I can have those accounts removed since they are all closed and were included with the bankruptcy? Does anyone have any tips on rebuilding my credit? My score is currently 530 and I would like to raise it to the average but it seems like it hasn't been going anywhere. What can I do?

How do I raise my credit score without a credit card? I have student loans but I am still in school and I've got several more years to go. I don't want to get a credit card because I'm not sure I can trust myself with it. I have a car but it is in my dad's name because I don't think I have the credit to get one without a co-signer and no one is availible to cosign. Since I still live at home, how can I raise my credit score without a credit card? I want to raise my credit to buy a house. I can't get on anyone's credit because they already said no.

How do you raise your credit score quickly? Does every payment to say a credit card raise your credit score. And how much does it rais e and depending on what?

What is the quickest way to raise your credit score 100 pts? We are working our way to buying our own home and only have 50 pts to go to get approved, but I would like to raise it a little more than that so we can get a little better rate. Would it be quicker to get a secured credit card that reports to the credit bureaus or is there a better way? I have several judgements (civil small claims) from landlords in the past, and also some collections, mainly from the hospital bills. Is it true that both of these will stay on your report wether you pay them or not? I have heard that sometimes when you pay off everything it actually lowers your score even more... Any advice is appreciated.

How do you raise your credit score fast? My credit score is 475 right now and I want to raise it to 800 before the end of this year. How would I do that? Thanks.

Will I be able to raise my credit score by doing the following? I just had a question. About 3 months ago I tried to apply for a loan to get a house. However, my credit score was around 560 at the time, so they were asking for a 10,000 down payment and to hire a company to settle my debts. Since then,I decided to try and raise my credit score alone rather than pay someone to do it for me. I have been paying my bills on time and paying more then the minimum balances. I am also paying off credit cards starting with the lowest amount.At the rate I am going, I should be able to pay off everything by the end of December. Now my question to you is, by doing all of these things, would my credit score go up enough to, hopefully by March, be able to apply for another home loan?

How can I raise my credit score fast? I need to raise my credit score by 80 points, fast. What is the quickest way to do this?

What would you say would be the quickest way to raise your credit score? I am looking forward to purchase my home next sept and I want to know your opinon on what would be the best way to raise my credit score. It seems to be stuck and not moving up or down.

I have a credit card limit of $500 where should I keep my balance to raise my credit score? I am young and broke, what is the most i can have on the credit card and still raise my credit score?

How many points can paying a credit card on time every month raise your credit score? I know already not to charge the card to the limit and all of that, but I am trying to raise my credit score and just wondering how long it will take and if you know of any better ways, let me know! I just got my husband and I one card each and I am going to use it and then pay it off every month.

How can I raise a low credit score? My credit score is 372. I have a car repo and LOTS of cards and loans. the repo is already written off and my card accounts are closed. I am getting $22,500 in january and would like to fix my credit then. Is it best to pay off everything in full? someone told me not to pay off all my accounts. My payment history will still suck even though my debt to income ratio will be ok. what can i do to raise my score with this money? should i do debt consolidation and make payments instead of paying everything lump sum? i have from january until december to get it ok because i want to finance a new car. HELP!

How can i raise my credit score if i have 6 accounts in collections and i am paying on a student loan? ...it seems like going through a debt settlement, or consolidation, or negotiation is something I can do on my own, i'm just not sure if this will raise my credit score if all my accounts are 2 years past due and I have no current open accounts. I can't even get approved for an unsecured credit card to boost my credit score. Please Help!

Is getting a car loan a good way to raise my credit score? I always pay my bills on time and I have absolutely no debt(never have). I have the money to buy the SUV but should I finance half to raise my credit score? Obviously, I'll be spending a little more for the interest rate. Which would be better, a personal loan or auto loan? Thanks!

If I pay the interest monthly on my deferred student loans will it raise my credit score? I am in school so my student loans are deferred. I am trying to raise my credit score. If I elect to pay the interest monthly on my student loans will this impact my score?

How to raise your credit score? Other than maintaining your credit cards.. and paying everything on time..is there any OTHER way to raise a poor credit score?

How to raise credit score 6 points in one month? So I need 6 more points to buy a home. I really need to move out of the place that I am in so i am deperate to get the points I need to buy a house. Is there anything i can do to make it go up fast?

is it better to pay off old collection accounts to raise credit score or try to get new credit established.? i have a bunch of old collection accounts on my credit history. i am wondering if it is better to pay those off or apply for new credit and pay that on time.

How many points can you raise your credit score per month? I'd like to raise my score about 100 points in the next 18 months. I checked it in May and June and it increased by 9 points.

How long does it take to raise a credit score, and how do I do it? A few months ago my credit score was only around 540. I need to get approved for a house within a few months. Any tips on raising it ASAP? Once I pay off my credit cards do I close them or keep them open? Should I lower my limits so I don't have as much avaliable credit? Any sercret tips out there? Thanks!!

What are some good ways to raise my credit score? I recently paid off all debts on my credit report, and now I am interested in raising my credit score. I'm not really sure how to do this.... No open lines of credit, no car payment... advise anyone??? P.S. Since I have paid off all derogatory accounts, how long until my credit score goes up from paying these off? or does it?

How to raise mid sixes credit score? My credit scores are TU/669 EQ/656 EX/651. I have 8 open lines of credit; 2 derogatories over 2 years old. Debt to income is 4%. i have a bk that drops off end of next year. How to raise my score? Derogs are paid off, all lines are current. Derogs are collections, and they won't delete their entries.

How do i raise my credit score? Its been 730 for 6 months? Hey thanks for checking out my post, here is my question and background. I am 19 years old, and i've had a personal visa with a $9,400 limit for about 6 months. Generally, each month i spend about $800 and when the bill comes i pay it imediatlly in full. My credit score of 730 has been the same for about 6 months. I recently got approved for a small business credit card for $12,750, i am wondering, since i have to charge $4,000 in office expenses next month, should i pay it off in full? Or pay $2,000 the first month, $1000 the next, and so on and so forth to raise my credit even more?

how long do i have to keep my credit card in good standing before it will raise my credit score? I've taken a secured by savings loan at my bank and that has raised my credit score enough for me to get a credit card. I have fair credit right now. I have had my credit card for 6months and made all payments on time but still no improvement on my credit score.

how do I raise my credit score fast? I need to raise my credit score 25 points as fast as I can. I wonder how to remove inquiries from my credit report? What can I do? Is there a quick fix?

Will getting a CD or IRA raise my credit score? I'm trying to find a way to improve my credit score to rent an apartment. To rent an apartment in San Diego you need to make three times the rent, or 6 months rent in savings, plus have good credit. So I was thinking about getting a IRA for $8,000. So that I can prove I have 6 months rent and I am hoping it will raise my credit score.

Best way to raise my credit score? I had a bad spot where I couldnt work and was int he hospital for about 4 months didnt have health insurance, all my savings were wiped out trying to pay rent etc while not working, my car got repoed and I couldnt pay my credit cards..lost a lot in a short time along with my credit score, 2 years later still trying to pay off stuff , my credit is in the mid 500, and I cannot buy a car house or rent an apt even tho I am working and making payments, I need to raise my score to the national average of about 620 to rent an apt, whats the quickest, smartest way to approach this and are there any agencies out there that would be available to advise me without putting back me in the hole. I liked what rowdy said where/how do I get a read copy of my report, all my cards were cancelled, just got a secured m/c and making payments on time , a friend co-signed a carloan and I have made payments on time for the last 1.5 yrs hoping that should help

how to raise credit score? I'm trying to raise my credit score and my score is a 486. I started paying what I owe and my score doesn't even raise after several months. Are there other ways to improve the credit score because i'm trying to finance a car and been turned down left and right. Thanks

Raise credit score? Whats better to raise credit score, paying off just one large amount or multiple small amounts of credit card debt?

Advanced Strategies to Raise Credit Score? I'm working real hard to raise my credit score. It hasn't been good for a long time. As a result, I am paying very high rates for a car loan. Here is what I've done and am doing, however I am looking for more strategies if there are any. It may just be sit and wait: 1. Am paying off all negative entires. (They're not that bad, less than 1,500 in total). 2. Have paid car note for one year so far, ZERO late. 3. Have opened credit account at Electronics Store (600.00) limit, paid about 3/4 of a year, ZERO late. 4. Opened TWO secured credit cards. 700 Limit and 300 limit. ZERO late, however balance is a bit higher than 30% of limit. 5. Opened UNSECURED credit card. Two month history ZERO late. 6. Have not added additional debt. What else can I do to raise my score? Any thoughts? Thank You.

Will Car Payments Raise Credit Score??? I just purchased a car about 3 months ago (this month will be the 3rd payment), and got financing for it even though I have hardly any credit history/BAD credit history(only 2 bad accounts that total $900, but never had any other kind of credit or anything to make payments on). My first couple payments have been on time, and there should be no problem in paying every payment on time. The total financing for the car was $17,755 for 62 months. I am on my 3rd payment this month. I understand that this is a pretty big investment and will help build my credit, but I just wanted to know how long will it take to begin raising my credit score, and how much I should expect it to raise, if every payment continues to be on time? ****I checked with my loan company AND THEY DO report to all 3 credit bureaus....****

optoutprescreen to raise credit score ? im looking to raise my credit score by 30 points to qualify for a certain mortgage loan. i heard signing up for this optoutprescreen it could raise your score from 5-25 points. anyone had any experiance from this? any other ideas besides using credit cards and paying them off in full? i really have all my debt paid off besides my auto loans.and some school loans.

Want to raise credit score...? Okay, so I have cleaned up all my past bad credit and now in the process of rebuilding... Does anyone have any suggestions on raising my score faster, w/o having to pay tons for seasoned trade lines... Thanks!

Dose paying medical collections on your credit raise your score? or dose it do nothing? How can you raise your credit score?

Credit score: Your Fico and Beacon are so important so which one of these will raise my score? I currently have eight credit cards but only use four of them. Right now only three have balances. I watch my credit score and in the past three months it has dropped from 735, 724, 718. The only thing I did different was about four months ago I got three new cards and this month I have a much higher balance than I normally do. Now I will pay down the balance and dont plan to get any more credit cards. Here's the question: Which will raise my credit score...to leave all eight accounts open and only use four of the cards or to close four accounts and leave four open?

how do i raise my credit score? I have 3 open accounts none are in collections but one of the three has a bad remark (30days)but i have been paying more than what is due on all three . I want to know what is the fastest way to raise my credit score. All the accounts are credit cards. How do i ask the companies to rereport my information to raise the score. HELP

How fast will getting an auto loan raise my credit score? My credit score generaly hoovers between 620 and 630ish. I have 2 credit cards. 1 is years old and the 2nd is since July. I previously had bad credit but paid off all balances over 1 year ago and all were medical. Years ago I had a few charged off credit cards and those were paid shortly after closing them. I am getting married in May of '08 and hy future husband's score hoovers between 680 and 700ish and we are looking to refinance our home in our names after getting married. It is currently in his and his fathers name as we both had sad credit to begin with. His was a bancruptcy in '02. I am hoping te auto loan will raise my score to 680ish by April to July. that would be appx 60 points. Is this realistic?

Will I eventually be able to raise my credit score? Hello there, Will I ever be able to increase my credit score, even if I had a charge-off on my credit. I have 14 positive marks on my score, however, it seems like it's not enough to give me a great FICO number. Is there anything I can do to raise my score more. How long does it take before it starts inching up. Thank you!!

Best way to raise credit score is a CC? I checked my credit score because I need a small loan to help pay on the 2 loans I have now (auto and school), because I wasn't working for 2 months. There's a good reason for that, though. On my score page it said I had a bad balance of credit cards and loans out, and I should get a credit card to help even things out, bringing my credit score higher to qualify for a better loan that won't kill me. I know my credit score is a little low because it's new-ish (about a year and a half), but I've got to figure something out quick, or else the car note that I'm late on is going to hurt my credit score even more next tuesday. All that to say, does anyone have a suggestion for a CC for me to get that will help more than harm me?

A good and efficient way to raise your credit score? I am looking to raise my score, which is now, consequently, not as high as I'd like it to be (its in the low 6's) I have already checked out a site called prosper.com to try and find a personal loan financer, but I figured out the game pretty quick: if you have below a certain credit rating it does not matter how much interest you are willing to pay, no one will touch you. So, I was wondering if there was anything else (besides paying my bills on time, which I have begun to do religiously) that would help to raise my score?

Best way to raise credit score in 6 months??? Ok, my husband and I was d/c out of bankruptcy in Jan 07, we have only 1 credit card each that we just got and paid our first payment(we paid more than the minimum). We just got our credit scores from Experian and both scores are about 550. We don't want to get too much credit and over extend ourselves. We have a free&clear car, an apt, and I have a couple of student loans in deferment. So, we want a house in Fall of 2008, how do we get our score up in six months??? I'd like to see our score up to 650? Is that too much in a 6 mos period???

Need some tips to raise credit score.? A series of events led me to file for bankruptcy 2 years ago. Since then, I've been trying like crazy to re-build my credit. I currently have 4 credit cards that were recently opened (within the last 6 months) and have been paying on them on time every month. I have not missed a single payment and even make double payments. My credit score has gone from 460 -610 in the last year. My question is, is there anyway I can get my score to go up faster? I only have one account in collections, a medical bill that was not discharged in my bankruptcy. Also, one of my credit reports stated that I had too many inquiries on my report and that caused my score to go down. How do I fix that?

How hard is to raise credit score fifty points? Credit score, fico

How long does it take to raise my credit score? My husband and I have been married for 13 months, and we want to know the best and quickest way to raise our credit scores. Mine is 695 and his is 595. I have just started establishing mine, and his was messed up while he was deployed. We do not have any credit cards, and we rent our apartment. We have three loans out right now, for a total of about $7,000. We have never been late on a payment. We would like to raise our scores so that we can get a good deal on a house one day. We have a couple of years until we need to get a house, so I am hoping we can raise our scores by then. So the question is how long does it take to raise our scores from poor and fair to good and excellent? Oh just a few more notes. We do not have any children, and the loans are for our car, a computer, and our horse.

Which will raise my credit score better? ok I have been told that paying off debts in full actually hurts my credit score and then the more payments I make actually hurt my score b/c of the the changes in the activity dates and then I was told paying them in payments raises my score I have been told applying for a credit card and paying off the balance every month will help my credit score I am told that more I have (c.c's) is better to but not to apply for to many b/c they lower my fico points I am told there is nothing that will remove my bad points at all I currently have around 17,000 dollars debt 90% is doctor bills I am working on a goal to get in the 700 range within the two years by paying these debts and what ever will help as well also if I use a c.c to pay payments on old debts and keep my balance paid every month will this double my points I am so tired of mixed answers I just want to know what will work the best I am not in a big hurry being I am wanting to make this a 2 year plan not a fly by night thing thanks

how to raise my credit score up fast? when i start paying off my old bills how fast will my credit score be raise i do have a credit card and make the minium paymnets on that card does that help my score

How much: Raise my credit score by becoming joint account holder on seasoned accounts? I currently have about a 620 credit score. Within the last year of two I have added new accounts and have made timely payments with a slip of maybe one or two times of late payments. My credit score has improved since then. What majorily has brought my credit score down are two collection accounts that refuse to come off, one is paid and the other I have no intention of paying ( i do not feel like I owe). What steps can I take to bring up my credit score significantly? I was thinking of adding myself to a relatives account as a joint account holder. It is a seasoned account. How much will it raise my credit score to add myself to seasoned accounts as a joint account holder?

how to raise credit score fastest....debt to wealth program or refinance everything plus debt to wealth progra aprox 90k(1050 mo.) in house with ARM loan currantly 7.5% (will probably go up this year in oct.......the last year) car= aprox16k 350 mo. credit cards total (7) 8-9k balance min payment 300 mo.

will a paid balance raise my credit score easier than zero balance? i have a low credit score due to past deliquencies. i still have over 7 credit accounts according to FICO. i want to know what is the best way to raise my credit. i know that the credit is based on account history and the ratio that i'm borrowing against credit limit, so does that mean it's better to keep these accounts? i've also heard that having too many credit cards is bad, but is it bad because i might be tempted to use them or is it bad for credit score as well. i'm most concerned about credit score.. i no longer have financial issues. also, is it better to use the cards a little bit then pay it off every month so at least i'm "making payments on time", or is it better to keep the balances at zero? if it is better to pay something off every month, does it matter how much i'm paying off? so if i use the card a lot then pay off everything every month, is that good for my credit score? thanks, thanks for the answers. question, is it better to close the accounts i have open? or is it better to keep all of them to raise my average history length and the general debt vs. limit ratio lower?

Using a CD loan to raise my credit score? I've been working on raising my credit score. I've gotten rid of all the past due accounts. I only 1 line of credit open, it's a secure credit card. I was thinking of taking out a loan from chase where my CD savings account. Granted they report the the repayments to the credit bureaus. Do you think that it will raise my credit score

How to raise my credit score? I have a score under 600. I currently have no debt. I have no credit cards. I rent. I have 5 grand in the bank. What can I do to raise my credit score?

How to raise your credit score? How long does it take to raise your credit score and what should I do to raise it. My Transunion is 484. My Experian is 523. My Equifax is 423...HELP!!!! I'm sorry my Equifax is 469, but hey that's still terrible!!! Keep in mind I have no credit card debt just alot of collection accounts! Like 9 or more!

I am trying to raise my credit score.. Help? If in an attempt to raise my credit score, someone is willing to add me to their loans or credit cards to add good trades to my credit report...will this help me...and will it hurt their credit???Please give me supporting info

Quickest way to raise your credit score!? My husband and I worked for the same company about 3 years ago and it unexpectedly closed - and we were both without a job. Due to this, we drained our savings while we tried to find new jobs. I still have not. We have several charge offs on our credit. We have three open accounts now in good standing (have never been late)! Should I pay off all the charge offs? And if I pay the balance will they remove it from our credit report? What is the best way to raise the overall score quickly other than just paying your bills on time. We don't have credit cards any longer - they along with other bills are now charged off on our credit. I need to know since they are around 2-3 years old if I should pay them off and if I pay them off will they remove it from our credit?

How can i raise my credit score? i had a macys card, but didnt pay it, so they deactivated it. How am i sposed to raise my credit score, if i cant buy anything on credit?

How do raise your credit score fast for buying a house.? I live in new jersey and i want to move to california only i dont want to rent is there a way i can raise my credit score so that i dont get stuck with a high rate mortgage. Also does anyone know the process of buying a house my friend in california works for a mortgage company but id like to know the steps myself

Do secured credit cards actually raise your credit score if used correctly? Also... please share your experiences with secured credit companies.... How long did it take to raise your FICA score using your secured card?

how can i raise my credit score? i recently let my mother in law borrow my name for credt...which i never should have done!!! and now my credit score is on the ground! how can i raise it at least a little! please someone tell me!

Will paying off collection accounts raise my credit score when they are reported as paid? Right now my score is 595. I have an auto loan that is almost 3 years old and never late, a student loan that is 3 years old and never late, and a credit card that i have in good standing, never late. But i have 4 collection accounts on my credit report. I paid 3 of them off a couple of days ago, and i'm working on getting the last one paid off very soon. When these collection accounts are marked as paid, rather than delinquent, will this raise my credit score substantially???

Will buying an ATV lower or raise my credit score? I have bad credit, my scores are 587,526,567. I have 9 negatives and 4 positives. 5 of the negatives will be removed By March 08'. I already tried getting a loan for an ATV but was denied. If I apply with a cosigner who has excellent credit will my score go up? I know I will get approved with the cosigner, Im just not sure if it will raise my credit scores or hurt them because I added another item on my report. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Realistically, how much can you raise your credit score in 1 year? How much can I raise my credit score in 1 year? I have crappy credit now, around 600. I want to buy a house and I would like to know how much I can raise it in one year.

how can I raise my credit score? My credit score is in the 500's POOR I know. How can I raise it?? I want to get a home loan... I have been paying off bill collectors when they call. BUT those bills are like 3 to 4 years old. So is that helping me??

How can you raise your credit score? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO RAISE YOUR CREDIT SCORE, AND WHAT SHOULD YOU BE LOOKING OUT FOR