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1. Deleting Errors in 48 Hours This is the absolute fastest way to correct errors on your credit report and raise your credit score. However, it can only be done through a mortgage company or a bank. If you apply for a home loan and find errors on your credit report, request the loan officer to conduct a Rapid Rescore. But don’t mistake it for the credit clinic tactic of multiple dispute letters.

The Rapid Rescore strategy requires proper paperwork. You need proof that the item is incorrect. It must come from the creditor directly. For example, a letter stating the account is not your account, a letter stating the account was paid satisfactorily, a release of lien, a satisfaction of judgment, a bankruptcy discharge, a letter for deletion of collection account or any relevant evidence.

This is the same documentation a bank or mortgage company would require for the credit accounts anyways. The difference is, now you can improve your credit score and receive a lower interest rate. The results are not guaranteed and will run you about $50 per account. (more…)

If you are like nearly everyone else in the USA, then you are strapped tight to a mortgage. We all are dreaming of the day when we no longer have that burden, and many people are searching for ways to hasten the coming of that day of freedom. Many are finding answers in what is called Mortgage Acceleration. Mortgage accelerators come in differing shapes and sizes, and perform at different levels.

The bottom line is this: If you want to pay off your mortgage, you simply must apply more money to the loan. Preferably, we want to do this in the fastest manner with the smallest amount of risk and the least impact on our lifestyle and monthly payment structure.

Some acceleration programs provide you with a plan to make small additional payments each month. This is effective in shortening your mortgage term, because additional payments (made to principle only) will lower the overall balance that you owe. That means less interest due. Interest is the enemy. Paying an extra $100 per month can have the effect of shortening your loan term by as much as 4-5 years. The only way to go faster is to apply more money to your principle balance. But how? Most of us simply do not have much “extra” cash hanging around. If only there were a way to find extra money in our bank accounts, we could really accelerate our payoffs.

So, comes to market a whole new selection of options. It turns out that for over 15 years, folks in Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe have been using a system that squeezes more money out of their labors and applies it to their home loans. These people are paying an average of $150,000 less in interest for their homes than the average American. How do they do that?

What these Aussies, Kiwis and Euros are doing is combining their home loans, checking accounts, savings accounts, and lines of credit to create a new scenario in cash flow. The mathematics are sound and the results are undeniable. It works.

If you combine your primary checking account with a Home Equity Line of Credit, or HELOC, you can basically use your income to cancel interest in your heloc. This interest cancellation creates cash flow in a sense. This new cash flow creates opportunity for that “extra” money. You can actually use the bank’s money “interest free” much like you would a credit card.

It is easy to see how, with a little bit of poor planning and bad math, you could get your self in financial hot water here. You need help. So here is where you must be wary. Help means involving someone else. Uh Oh! Red Flag! “Other people” usually means high fees or possible scams. That is a matter of record, after all. And when it comes to your money….Boy, these “other” folks need to be extremely trustworthy.

So, who can help without busting your budget? Wealthy people have financial planners who they pay very well to watch their bottom line. The typical middle class member can’t afford their fees. So we just throw up our hands, go to work, and live paycheck to paycheck. But we still would like to be debt free and reach financial freedom. So let’s explore the options again.

A Google search on mortgage accelerators will bring up some interesting things. You will find the Big Boys there…Countrywide, Lending Tree, Quicken, Eloan, GMAC, DiTech, etc. These are the big mortgage companies who already have you in bondage, and now they want to ease your pain a bit with a bi-weekly pay plan or perhaps a nice re-finance package. Refinancing will only make your problems worse in the long run. The extra payment plan was already discussed. We want more.

Dig a little deeper and you will begin to see other companies there offering other options such as the Australian idea. Investigate these carefully. You want to find the option that is safest and offers the best results. And as for me, I don’t have the time to learn advanced math and theoretical quantum financial physics. I need something that will make it easy. Let’s peel back some onion skin. (more…)

Payday loans are very short term loans that are designed to provide a solution to a short term cash flow issues, such as being caught out with an emergency just days before payday when the bank account is pretty much cleaned out. There are pros and cons to payday loans, and although these loans often get bad press, they are useful in some circumstances.

However, it is important to remember that the APR on these loans is very high, and although it may seem as though you are not paying much if you only take out a payday loan for one month and then repay it, many people get stuck in a rut whereby they roll over the loan from one month to the next, and incur hefty fees each month, and is similar to the high costs involved in using a service such as a pawn broker. (more…)

For years, when someone wanted to purchase or refinance a home, the choices were simple. The buyer chose either a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage or a 30 year fixed-rate mortgage. That was it. Of course, those were also the days of twenty percent down payments, which seriously hindered the ability of many Americans to obtain the loan necessary to buy their own home.

In recent years, more flexible loan types have become available and down payment requirements have been relaxed.

There are now far more choices of loan types available for the borrower than ever before. That can be a mixed blessing, however, as prospective borrowers now have to do a tremendous amount of homework in order to determine which type of loan might be the best choice. The selection of loan types that are currently available can be quite bewildering, and the wrong choice could cost the prospective borrower thousands of dollars over the term of the loan.

The standard 15-year and 30-year mortgages are still quite popular. Each provides the stability of a fixed interest rate and a payment that will remain the same throughout the duration of the life of the mortgage. When interest rates are near historic lows, as they are today, these traditional choices work well for most buyers. Buyers who find a 15-year or 30-year mortgage to be within their means would probably benefit from obtaining such a mortgage now. (more…)

While home loans can put you in serious debt if you don’t use them properly, there are a number of ways you can use them to work to your advantage. In this article I will go over some things you can do with your home loan to improve your personal finances. The first thing many people do is use their home loans to consolidate other loans they have.

Home Loans are Cheap!

While this is a common method that is used to lower monthly payments, there are also some risks involved. Home loans are good because they can allow you to combine your credit cards and other loans into one monthly payment that may be lower. The interest rate may also be lowered as well. At the same time, this may not always be the case, and some people use their home loans for consolidation only to find that the interest rate is higher. It is important to do your research to make sure you bills will be lower once you’ve consolidated your debt.

Loan Consolidation

In addition to the money you will save with a home loan, you will also have more income at your disposal. This money can be saved or you may choose to invest it. Using a home loan for debt consolidation can also improve your credit over the long term, because your low monthly payment will make you less of a risk to lenders. When you have a large amount of debt, your credit could end up damaged. However, homeowners who don’t exercise discipline could find themselves in more debt. You may also want to look at debt counseling service to learn how to keep your debt under control. (more…)

An auto loan is a good way for individuals with bad credit to make a fresh start and re-establish a positive credit history. A range of factors contributes to a low credit score. Yet, you have the ability to change your current credit standing. For some, improving credit may be simple. Their situation may simply require paying past due bills and settling collection accounts. On the other hand, if a bankruptcy or repossession damaged your credit score, consider obtaining an automobile loan to improve rating.

Get Pre-Approved for an Auto Loan

Prior to beginning your search for a new or used vehicle, it may help if you get pre-approved for an auto loan. Accepting dealership financing with bad credit may not be the wisest choice. Most dealerships offer financing to individuals with poor credit. However, dealerships do not specialize in bad credit loans, thus they will not offer the best rate.

To assure getting a fair interest rate, secure your own private financing before negotiating with a dealership. Getting pre-approved for an auto loan is easy. Simply complete an online auto loan application. The lender will review your credit and remit a quote that includes your approval amount. This is ideal for a speedy car buying experience, and a great way to avoid dealership scams. (more…)

If you desire to own your own home but are unable to secure conventional financing today, leasing a home with an option to buy may be your best option. A lease purchase can make your rent money work for you instead of making your landlord rich. Typically rent to own homes offer rent credits that reduce the final purchase price!

Here’s how it works:

A home is made available via a standard lease with one important addition. Included is an option to purchase that home at a specified price over a specified time period (usually one or two years). In order to acquire that option, the renter/buyer must pay a one time, NON REFUNDABLE, fee called the option consideration. The exact amount is negotiable, but it is usually ranges from 2.5 to 7% of the purchase price. A fair contract will credit the buyer 100% of that option consideration upon closing of the sale. Furthermore a negotiated percentage of all rent payments should be applied toward the purchase price of the home. Some typical terms and conditions one might expect to find in a contract follows:

In order to receive a rent credit of 50%, time is of the essence. You MUST pay your rent on or BEFORE the due date of your lease (typically the 1st of the month). This means it must be received by the lessor (landlord) on or before the due date. Any payment received after the due date will result in a 0% rent credit for that month, a late fee may apply and you will not be building any equity.

Maintenance is the responsibility of the Tenant Buyer. You are now renting to own and homeownership requires maintenance. This includes things like broken windows from stones or baseballs, clogged drains, peeling paint, broken appliances, burnt out bulbs, lawn work/snow removal, etc. If any major repairs are required to ensure habitability, the owner remains responsible. (more…)

Owning a vehicle, be it any type including a car is not at all an impediment even as you are labeled as bad credit in the loan market. Bad credit is no longer seen as a sin committed by you and is simply a financial mistake that can be corrected in due course of the time and lenders know it.

They look your case very sympathetically and give you the loan. Online bad credit auto financing is one such way of sourcing finance for owning a vehicle of your choice.

Online bad credit auto financing is called so because the finance is provided to you by the online lenders. They have showcased their bad credit auto financing products on individual websites. You can access their loan conditions easily on internet. These lenders are expert on offering finance to people labeled as bad credit. They can listen to the case of such borrowers sympathetically and can ease the conditions for the loan. One can say that these are online bad credit auto financing lenders who specialize in a loan offer to bad credit people. Bad credit does not come in the way of availing online bad credit auto financing because usually the lenders secure the loan through a property of the borrower. He can recover the loan by selling the property in case of payment default by the borrower.

For availing the loan one should apply online. Every lender has own online application format in which basic information like loan amount, repayment duration, purpose of the loan, type of the vehicle and personal details are filled and immediately dispatched to the lender on click of the mouse. The loan approval comes fast after the information is verified. (more…)