Many consumers with poor credit don't want to face the facts when it comes to their finances.
In order to improve your credit situation, you must get your free credit report and score.
This important financial information tells you what you need to improve in order to rebuild your credit history.
Anyone can improve their credit over time by getting rid of negative items that impact their score.
The fastest way to improve your credit is to have all errors removed.
Items such paid off loans that remain on your report and credit card balances that haven't been updated can be corrected.
You will need to send a dispute letter to the credit bureaus and they will investigate with your creditors.
If their findings agree with your dispute, the false items will be removed and updated.
The removal of negative items will improve your score.
Another reason to get your free credit report and score is to see which accounts are being reported as late payments to the bureau.
A string of late payments can have a huge impact on your credit score.
There is no quick fix to this aspect of your credit report.
You need to start making on-time payments on a consistent basis.
Once the bureaus recognize timely payments over a period of time, your credit will improve.
Improving your credit is important to reach your financial goals.
It's never too late to start adopting good habits such as making on-time payments, keeping bad debt low, and limiting your credit card balances to a small percentage of your credit limit.
All these things done over time will improve your score.
There are no quick fixes.
The best way to get started on your road to good credit is to get your free credit report and score.