Maxed Out Credit Cards - The Forgotten Derogatory Credit Item
Posted on May 15, 2008 - Filed Under Finance
When it comes to credit, most everyone knows the obvious do’s and don’ts. You know; pay your bills in a timely manner, don’t allow your bills to go to collection status, avoid bankruptcy, avoid judgments and liens-the obvious. What about the forgotten derogatory-maxed out credit cards? Yes, this too can be considered derogatory. Most people seem to forget about this and many people don’t realize the impact it actually has on your credit.
It’s true, this has a relatively large impact on your credit. The amount of revolving credit that one uses in relation to their available credit can actually account for up to about 30% of your personal credit profile. It’s not uncommon to see someone with an excellent pay history, no bankruptcies, no judgments, no liens, no collections and no charge off on their report AND a low credit score in the 580-630 range. This sort of thing happens if you have credit cards that are maxed out. This is particularly true if you have several credit cards that are maxed out. It’s even more damaging if you go over your credit limit. When you max out several credit cards or go over the credit limit, it says to potential creditors that you have trouble living within your means. The cash you earn at work is not enough, so you’ve used all your available credit to get what you want or need. This is a huge red flag for creditors. It’s easy to see why this can hurt your credit score. You are living beyond your means and living beyond your credit means if you have cards that are over the limit.
Sometimes the creditors don’t correctly report your credit information. This is the perfect time for you to take action. Here is an example. You have a credit card with a limit of $5000 and you use $1200. One goofy error that can occur on credit reports is this: the report might say that your balance is $1200 and your limit is $1200 (when it’s actually $5000). This can actually hurt your credit rating because it looks like this particular card is maxed out, but it’s really not. This sort of factual error is actually very easy to fix and you can fix it yourself. All you have to do is get the tools to show you how to correct your report. There are many self help credit repair guides that will show you how to do this. Don’t spend a lot of money to have a professional credit repair company do it for you. It’s unnecessary.
If you have some items on your credit report that are factually incorrect, they are very easy to fix. You can easily learn to this on your own. It’s just a simple matter of buying a book and reading about how to fix your particular errors. Most books are very easy to read and provide detailed descriptions of what you’d need to do to correct erroneous information on your credit report.
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