Scores not going up
Date: Tue, 08/07/2007 - 19:46
I plan on having the rest of my debt paid off by the end of Sept. Once that is done, how can I get my score to go up so that Early Next Year (January) I can get my own Apartment
You need to start adding positive accounts to your credit report
You need to start adding positive accounts to your credit report.Add 1-2 at a time and wait six months between applications. Always pay all on time.
Hi Its really nice that you have paid somewhat half of the debt
Hi
Its really nice that you have paid somewhat half of the debt. Wait till the whole amount is paid off. You have to be patient as repairing bad credit takes time.
And as Cajun says pay all your bills on time. It is one biggest factor that influences your score.
Take care
Nelly
Collection items have already tarnished your credit. Your scores
Collection items have already tarnished your credit. Your scores won't go up too high at this stage, but still you can see a slight improvement. The advice given above is pretty good about improving credit. Make sure that you don't add more debts when you are already trying hard to fix your credit. You have to be patient while working on your credit. Congrats for all the good work that you have done so far. You will come through from the debts that you have left.