Bad Credit Score

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Bad credit score and no credit score are two very different aspects of credit reporting but unfortunately, the credit world treats both similarly. A bad credit score means the borrower has had a history of missing payment due dates and is not trustworthy to repay the loan. A bad credit score may remain on your credit report for up to 7 years and continue to negatively affect your credit score long after you may have forgotten it. A no credit score on the other hand simply means that any knowledge of the person’s creditworthiness does not exist. It might as well be the case that the person is so rich, he/she did not need to take any loan till now. Whatever may be the case creditors are wary of giving loans to both types of people.
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For a person with bad credit history, the banks will typically charge higher interest rate, may demand larger percentage as down payment, may ask for a collateral or guarantor and may attach additional penalties for late payment of instalments. This effectively makes getting credit further difficult. In such cases, the borrower should first go to his or her bank (where he/she has an existing account). Your own bank may be able to offer the best credit, since they know you as a customer. The next you can check is, with your insurance company, again they know you as a customer. Next you should check for different offers from other credit companies, and evaluate all offers. Instead of just focussing on lower interest rates and monthly instalments, it is also very important to read the fine print. The terms of payment, the flexibility of interest rate, and hidden charges all can add up to substantial amounts. It is better to take a loan with shorter tenure instead of lower rates, because timely payments on it will quickly reflect positively on your credit report. A successfully closed loan is a definite boost to a bad credit

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