Credit Repair Secrets: Five Tips To Negotiate The Best Rates
When it comes to credit repair secrets, the sky is the limit. Let’s go over 5 tips on negotiating the best credit deals you can get.
Tip #1 Ask
We’ve all heard that if you ask, you will receive. It’s doubly true in the credit industry because the competition is so
A friend of mine was struggling to manage her credit. She decided to close most of her accounts. That way she wouldn’t be tempted to spend again once she got them paid down. The creditor started making her all sorts of offers of lower interest rates, lower payments, etc just to keep the account open. Seems that in this current economy, creditors are bending over backwards to make money any way they can. If you need to debt settlement, it might even be worth your time to start negotiating even before you get to that point.
Tip #2 Manage your balances well
If you leave room on your credit cards, you can always do a balance transfer to the card with the lowest rate. Also, if you keep your balances around 30%, credit card companies are happy to extend your credit limit every so often because they see you’re using it and they’re making money on the interest.
Tip #3 Get creditor to fight over you
Having a better deal somewhere else is the easiest way to get a good deal. Credit card companies know they are a dime a dozen and will give you whatever deal necessary to keep you. If you can make a balance transfer out of their account, they’ll be more willing to work with you. If not, make the transfer and then see what kind of deal they’ll give you to get it back.
Tip #4 Maintain better credit
This probably doesn’t need much explanation. The more credit worthy better customer you are, the better deal you’ll get. If something happens so you can’t make all your payments, prioritize things. It might make more sense to stay current on your best accounts and let the bad ones slide this time. Of course don’t loose any collateral in the process.
Tip #5 Crunch the numbers
There are more things you can negotiate than just the interest rate. When assessing the value of an account, consider any additional fees, any bonuses for using the card, if a low rate is temporary, etc. You can even ask to have negative items removed from your credit report if you ask. The only limit is what you’re willing to ask for.
The key to negotiating is to know what you want and keep working until you get it. Remember that creditors need customers and will fight to get and keep you. Use that to get what you want.
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