Utilizing Tradelines To Give Credit Rating A Boost

By Robert Ross


Credit rating is one of the most important records for anyone because it is the determining factor as to whether one will get approved for loans and other things. However, a good credit score is not gotten overnight. Credit ratings all have individual tradelines for all of their accounts that build up over time. If one knows how to utilize the power of the tradeline, he or she can get a nice score boost.

The immediate conception of people with regard to having a good credit score is keeping accounts to a bare minimum. This is a wrong conception and will actually make people look like they do not have enough money to afford debt. So the principle of keeping debt is not to keep it to a minimum but to manage each tradeline responsibly so that it the credit score will stay intact.

One of the most important things to do is to never close old credit card accounts. For those who have old credit card accounts that are hardly used, just keep it there. If one would want to have a boost in the credit score, it is essential that one preserves good debt even if it means not using a credit line and just leaving it be.

Of course, he or she has to make sure to pay the credit card bill diligently. If one will keep the expenses to a bare minimum for that old debt line, then he or she should have no problem building up a good score. After all, the score is calculated using the credit utilization ratio wherein ones good credit is pitted against outstanding debt.

Aside from old credit card accounts, rent payments may actually be declared as well. The trouble with reporting rent payments is that landlords cannot report to the credit bureaus since they are not authorized. The remedy for this would be to seek assistance from credit reporting agencies who will be able to do the work for their clients. This means one will have another tradeline to add to the list.

The same thing can be done for any kind of loans like business loans. Even the co signed loans can be reported as long as both the parties would request the creditors to report the loan under both partners so that it can appear in both their rating. If one would want, then he or she could get the credit reporting agency to do that again.

Finally, one has to always be on top of each tradeline. One of the rights of individuals is that they have the right to correct incorrect credit history information. An example would be an erroneous charge by a creditor that was recorded or reported as a bad debt.

If anyone would want to increase their credit rating, these are the ways to go about. Always remember that several well managed lines of credit are still better than few lines that are not so good. One just has to make sure that he or she is responsible with the credit and plans everything out properly.




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