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		<title>What is a CCJ in the USA and how does it affect my credit?</title>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">In the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United   States of America</st1:country-region></st1:place>, a CCJ loan is an amount of money that is rented in spite of the papers bearing witnesses against you that you have had County Court Judgment in your ancient credit account. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">This may seem quite impossible because you have court judgment against you and may not get cash in your hand. A CCJ finance lender is such a corporation that would provide you the opportunity to getting a loan in spite of your record.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">People expecting a CCJ is on the rise and therefore more and more companies are coming up with this prospect for people. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">The interest charges on a CCJ credit are therefore higher; this may be attributed to your credit rating.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">Definitely, it will depend upon the risks that the company will undertake for you. The higher the risk is, the more interest rate you have to pay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">If you wish a CCJ loan, then you must have all the documents together with you. These documents are together called Certificate of Satisfaction. If you already have these documents, make sure to correct them once you are applying for a CCJ loan. If you pay to the CCJ immediately, there is a possibility that your record is erased off at once. </span></p>
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		<title>Should I get a secured credit card? What are the pros and cons?</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><div class="KonaBody"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">Secured credit cards are just one of the ways you can use to build credit. This is ideal for people whop are suffering from bad credit history. Secured credit card can be obtained when you open a saving account and even with a small risk on the part of the banker, you can get the credit card. You need to have a very small amount to deposit in the savings account but enjoy all the facilities of the credit card with that. You just need to fit the basic requirements of the secured card provider. It also has an annual fee like any other credit cards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">Pros of secured credit card are:<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: navy">You can improve your credit history.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: navy">The secured credit cards can be used for purchasing any type of goods and services.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: navy">Bank will pay interest on your deposit in the account.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: navy">Regular repost to the credit card investigative bureau<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">Cons of Secured credit cards<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red">Most of the credit card provider does not want to provide a secured credit card as he would be at a risk.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red">Additional changes and application costs are involved.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red">These cards are not accepted in most of the places.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red">The card issuer might not report to the credit bureaus. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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		<title>If I close my checking account and credit cards will this affect my credit and why?</title>
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For many of us, credit scores end up being a number that is determined without much knowledge on our part.  Unfortunately, this number that we know little about is established because of decisions that we make.  And when it comes to those good ‘ol credit cards, your credit can definitely be affected. 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #414141">For many of us, credit scores end up being a number that is determined without much knowledge on our part.<span>  </span>Unfortunately, this number that we know little about is established because of decisions that we make.<span>  </span>And when it comes to those good ‘ol credit cards, your credit can definitely be affected. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #414141">The two biggest parts of your credit score are built based on credit availability (</span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #339966">versus debt</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #414141">) and payment history.<span>  </span>While the history of your on time payments can lower or raise your score, the amount of debt that you have in relation to the amount of credit you’ve earned can have a larger influence.<span>  </span>All of this links to your credit-utilization ratio.<span>  </span>The ratio, calculated by dividing your available credit into your debt, reveals much of your credit score.<span>  </span>The higher your ratio is, the lower your credit score.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #414141">Imagine that you had four credit cards with a total credit line of $20,000.<span>  </span>Your debt on these two cards is $</span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red">10,000 for a credit-utilization ratio of 50%</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #414141">.<span>  </span>If you decided to cancel one of these cards, that had a $5,000 credit limit and $0 debt, then you’ve just changed your credit-utilization ratio to 75%.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #414141">The biggest benefit to closing a credit card account is to reduce your chances of charging more debt.<span>  </span>So, although it may lower your credit score for the time being, it may help you pay down your balances faster.<span>  </span>Keep in mind that it’s also recommended to cancel your newer cards first.<span>  </span>Older cards have more payment history and canceling one of those would have a bigger impact on your overall credit score.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[While offering debt counseling many people ask ‘Should I close my credit account?’  There are several reasons why an individual should close their credit accounts. Possibly the most popular is to access another loan. However most individuals who seek additional credit go about it the wrong way and end up closing the wrong accounts. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><div class="KonaBody"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><!-- Close My credit account, this may not be the best option when building your credit history. -->While offering debt counseling many people ask ‘Should I </span><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana">close my credit account</span></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">?’ <span> </span>There are several reasons why an individual should close their credit accounts. Possibly the most popular is to access another loan. However most individuals who seek additional credit go about it the wrong way and end up closing the wrong accounts. One individual said ‘I close my credit account and my credit score went lower’, this is a stark reality if you end up closing the wrong credit account. First let’s examine the reasons you should close some credit accounts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: red">Eliminate Some Debt<o:p></o:p></span></em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: red">Apply for new credit facilities<o:p></o:p></span></em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: red">Improve your credit score.<o:p></o:p></span></em></strong></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana">However here is a step by step guide on ‘<strong>how to close my credit account</strong>’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana">Step 1</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">: <strong><span style="color: green">Check Your Credit Score</span></strong>: Click below and get your credit score<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Browse through your credit report to ensure there are no errors; it is a known fact that all three <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> credit repositories constantly make errors. If there are errors write to the reporting bank immediately and follow up with them that they inform the credit repository to make a change. Even a late payment affects your credit score.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana">Step 2:</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"> <strong><span style="color: green">Before you close any credit account card begin paying your bills on time</span></strong>: You can improve your credit score by paying every credit account card on time. Ensure that for at least 12 months you pay ALL bills on time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana">Step 3:</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"> <strong><span style="color: green">Try to reduce your credit account card balances</span></strong>: This is imperative as keeping your debt balance low and reasonable on most of your credit account cards and on other forms of revolving credit facilities will improve your score. This means that when you are paying off your credit card balance do not use more than 30% of the existing credit as this will dramatically affect your <strong><u><span style="color: red">debt to credit limit</span></u></strong> in your credit score. At the time when you request your credit score large outstanding debt to credit limit can reduce it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana">Step 4:</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"> <strong><span style="color: green">Don&#8217;t close unused credit card accounts:</span></strong> If you have unused cards you should not close them at all. This serves to raise your credit account balance to limit ratio. This acts as a negative on your credit score. This means that you should aim for at least a 0.5:2 ratio when checking your credit accounts. New credit is said to in some way affect your ratios negatively. However we have not seen this happen if you don’t us the card at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana">Step 5:</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"> Apply <strong><span style="color: green">for a credit account card if you have ONLY one or NONE</span></strong>: If you have only one credit card or in fact none we highly recommend that you apply for a credit account card. This can severely limit your credit score growth. So get at least 10 options on credit account cards with this service:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Once you have gotten the credit account card, manage your credit responsibility by not spending more than you can afford to pay off before your minimum payment is due. Get a checking account and attach it to your credit card account and pay on time. This will build up your credit history and score. It is a known fact that people with no credit cards tend to have a much lower score than an individual with a stellar credit history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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