Category Archives: Credit Score

Celebrities, Tax Cheats, Scofflaws, and Fixing Bad Credit
In honor of April 17th and Tax Day, we thought we would take a different tact for this week’s blog and honor some of the more notable celebrities who have ran into some battles with Uncle Sam and the IRS. Buildmycredit.com always suggests you pay your taxes on time, but, at the same time, we realize there are probably people who have More
Fixing Bad Credit and Identity Theft
It was announced today that Global Payments, Inc., a third-party debit and credit card processing company for banks and merchants, was the target of a security breach which put approximately 50,000 credit card and debit card holders at risk. Both Visa and Mastercard have been issuing warnings to their card-issuing bank customers alerting them to the hazard, and Mastercard also wanted toMore

There are few things in life more debilitating than a bad credit score. As if that was not reason enough to want to repair your credit, getting out of the whole that bad credit puts you in can be a brutal process. For those who have tried doing so without a service like BuildMyCredit can attest, it is an arduous and frustrating journey.More

Help Build My Credit-Your financial future awaits
It is no secret that credit score talk is all the rage these days. Between commercials on tv with catchy ditties espousing the virtues of free credit checks and all of the talk about record low interest rates in the real estate market you would be hard pressed to get through an entire day without hearing some type of commercial or information about raising your credit score or how to

Online Radio Show Covering Credit Counseling and Debt Management Nears Milestone
Renowned Credit Repair website Buildmycredit.com announced its online radio show currently broadcasting on BlogTalkRadio.com is nearing a milestone with over 1000 combined live listens and downloads of its popular consumer finance broadcast entitled “the Credit Crunch.” Dealing with financial issues that discuss More

BuildMyCredit Presents; More Credit Score Misconceptions
It has been a while since we have examined some of the more gregarious misconceptions that the general public has regarding their credit scores and more importantly; some of the factors that affect it thereof. With that in mind, and with acknowledging that we at BuildMyCredit.com are proud to be your one stop shop for More

Understanding the Variables between the Credit Bureaus
One of the most frequently asked questions we get from our our clients looking to rebuild their credit or credit repair advice is “why does my credit score vary so wildly from one credit bureau to the next?
And do not be surprised when you look at your credit scoreMore

A Smart Solution for Student Loans
Make no mistake, your student loans get reported on your credit score in a manner no different whatsoever then if you financed a car, got a credit card, or boMore

BuildMyCredit.com; Little Things that Effect your Credit pt 2
Happy New Year from BuildMyCredit.com and let us use the 1st blog item of 2012 to give some more tips and information on the little things that can have a major impact on your credit score and some things you should do or avoid to help improve credit.
If you have a creMore

Credit Scores and Home Ownership
You’ve heard the stories as all across the country, more and more news stories continue to talk about the housing crisis in America.
Whether home prices rise or fall in the near future is not up for debate and irrelevant as buying a home is a long term investment and more importantly it is a place for you and your family to live and build memories. Monthly income, a downMore