Build and Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy or Foreclosure

Build and Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy or Foreclosure

Pull your credit report

The first thing you want to do is get a copy of your credit report for review. Order your credit report using the methods discussed in chapter one. Once you have the credit report, review it for accounts that do not belong to you. If there are negative items on your report, use the dispute methods in chapter one on how to repair your credit report. If your report is clean, then it's time to start building credit.

Step one: Retail cards

Retail cards like those at Macy's and JCPenny's are easier to get than major credit card. The reason the retail cards are easier to get is because they grant lower limits and the card is tied to merchandise in their store only. Apply for a card and then make your payments on time for six months. Then pull your credit report and check your payment history.

Step three: Six-Month Mark Gas Card

Go to any gas station that offer cards and apply. Your chances of getting approved is high because you have already established six months of on time payments. Keep paying on both cards to maintain your good payment status.

Step four: Twelve-Month TimelineCredit Builder Loans and Credit Unions You know how important it is to have good credit. A Credit Builder Loan is your key to establishing or reestablishing your credit. Here's how it works. The Credit Union loans you money that is deposited into a certificate of deposit. You make regular payments that are reported to the credit-reporting agencies. Once the loan is paid off, you get the certificate of deposit and have a better credit score. The benefits of this program is that you don't have to put any money up front, the Credit Union reports to all three credit bureaus and you establish a small savings at the end of the 12 month installment.

Step five: Two Year Mark Visa and Master Card

With your mixture of credit trade lines and two years of a solid payment history, it's time to go for the big bank credit cards like Visa and Master card. The FICO scoring model really likes to see consumers with credit cards from the major banks. Go to one of your favorite bank, and ask them what type of credit score you would need to qualify for their Master card. Then apply to create AAA credit.

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