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A secured credit card is for those who want to establish or reestablish credit, or fix a low credit score. Most lending companies offer secured credit cards, but not all offers are created equal. Here are some tips for finding the best online offers for this low risk method of money management.

Tip #1: Don’t give in the fear. Some credit card companies will scare you into agreeing to a card that is not right for you. They may tell you that if you don’t repair your credit or establish it quickly, you may not be able to get anything you need such as a home or car insurance. This is not the case. Though your credit score is important, you don’t have to make a hasty decision. You can take you time to compare offers. Continue reading ‘Tips For Finding the Best Secured Credit Card Offers’ »

There is a stereotype pervasive in the financial world that middlemen provide no benefit to either borrowers or lenders and do nothing more than stand in between the two parties in order to siphon money off the transaction for themselves.

Let’s examine this accusation shall we?

First, I think it’s safe to say that if brokers did not provide an essential function, they would not survive for long. That is the nature of business. Of course that leads us to the inevitable question, “what is the essential function that brokers provide?”

Like all businesses, lenders have a target market and a niche. In other words…they specialize. A good broker will have relationships with a variety of different lenders…each having their own niche. This broker will be able to pair you up with the lender that is the best match for your transaction. As a borrower, if you were to go direct to a lender who really wasn’t a fit for you, you will wind up paying more money than you should. Had you gone to a lender who specializes in providing financing for the type of transaction you are trying to do, you would have received more favorable terms. Continue reading ‘Brokers and Middlemen – Fact & Fiction’ »

If you are already getting a heap of bills that await payment and your money is not enough to pay all of them, then bill consolidation might be the answer you have been looking for. Such a plan is quite effective especially that most families either have a mortgaged home or vehicle or have various credit cards which require monthly payment. Given such a scenario, it is quite a great pain in the head if you suddenly lose your job and have nowhere else to go.

So if you are one of those who are facing such a scenario you are sure to be enticed to consider bill consolidation. Here are some of the best features of such a plan, which might help entice you more should you have doubts on this financing scheme:

* Single and onetime payment – even if you have different bills that have to be paid on different dates in a month, you need not worry about those deadlines for you can pay all of those bills at one time. Doing so you will have to be in constant watch of your calendar and be mentally aware about the next date to come. Moreover, you can also pool all your resources and it will be enough time to consolidate money to pay all bills all at the same date.
* Reduction in monthly payment – companies who offer this financing scheme will bargain for the lowest interest rate on the existing companies where you currently have outstanding loans or mortgages. As this is the case, the amount that you will have to pay every month is sure to be reduced as well. You will find that you will have money to cover your remaining needs unlike before where you will have to pay all your money solely to debts. Continue reading ‘Bill Consolidation – The Brighter Side’ »

In the wake of the Global economic crisis, a lot has unfolded while others have folded, including companies and mega-multi nationals. This is not another article about the economic meltdown that has ravaged the economy of nations but about how we can make sense of all of this – that is if we can, in the first place.

Even before the meltdown and then the recovery (which many say is still fragile), people have been seeking ways to make their lives better by earning more. It still remains a mystery to millions of people how the rich get richer i.e keep making more money and the poor, well, never seem to get ahead apart from may be occasionally winning the lottery or being left a fat cheque by a diseased relative. Continue reading ‘Making More Money?’ »

Bankruptcy can be a very difficult time for you, but it does not help to mope around on that status for a long time. There is still chance to avail for a credit card even after bankruptcy. All that you have to do is know where to look for one and what to look for in credit cards. And with that, I will be discussing certain tips on where to look for plastic after bankruptcy and what they are about.

There are two specific types I would like to start with: secured and unsecured cards. A secured card is a card secured by a special savings account which is a form of collateral for your limit. This type of card you can establish with your card issuer. The issuer has authority to take the money from the special savings account once you are not able to pay your limit. The second choice is the unsecured credit card. It is a card which you handle on your own without the guardianship of the card issuer.

You can apply for an unsecured card by filling out an application form with your consumer and credit information such as your credit report or annual income, and are subjected for approval by the bank or card issuer for a certain limit. This type may also mean failure to avail of an unsecured plastic card depending on the issuer’s guidelines and requirements. So which do you think is the best card that suits you and your preference regarding your recovery from bankruptcy? Continue reading ‘How to Find a Credit Card After Bankruptcy’ »

Getting unsecured credit cards after bankruptcy can quickly become very complicated, but it can become much simpler, too. Your past financial problems will greatly limit your options, which is a downside, but it’s also a positive thing because it won’t take too long to figure out what you want to do.

The first thing most people will tell you to do, which is really a good idea, is to take the time to apply for a secured plan instead. Within a year, with on time payments, you’ll be able to move onto a more traditional, unsecured, option. You’ll also avoid high fees and things will be fairly straightforward.

Of course if this isn’t for you there are other options for unsecured credit cards after bankruptcy, but there will be very high interest rates, which is simply unavoidable with this kind of plan. The easiest thing to do to find easy acceptance is to go through your mailbox, or take a search around the internet. Shortly after you discharge your debts companies will find out and start sending you pre-approved offers in the mail because they know you’ll be looking for new accounts. As I said, these offers will have very high rates, but so will any option. Continue reading ‘Unsecured Credit Cards After a Bankruptcy’ »