You can now order one FREE copy of your credit report each year from the three credit bureaus at Annual Credit Report.com However, this site does not send you your credit score unless you order it, for a fee.

We feel so strongly about supplying our clients with the resources to manage and maintain their credit from this day forward that we refer them to www.privacyguard.com, a credit watch site that allows consumers to pull their three scores and three reports every 30 days. The cost is minimal; $1.00 for the first two months, and $12.99 per month thereafter. The membership is can be cancelled at anytime. Click Here for instructions on how to sign up.

It's up to you, you have many options, and following are more links for your referrence:



30% of your credit score is made up of how you manage your credit card debt. You MUST have active credit card tradelines to maximize your credit score. So if you are a new credit user, or have filed for bankruptcy, or have closed all of your credit cards, then we recommend that you apply for a secured credit card. A secured credit card means that you put up your own money as collateral. The amount of the limit does not matter to the scoring system, only that you use it and pay it one time.

We have seen credit scores increase by as much as 50+ points in the first two months of our client using a secured account.

There are hundreds of secured credit card companies on the web, but we refer our clients to ORCHARD BANK , because we know that this card works with consumers to build or rebuild their credit, and they guarantee that they will report to all three credit bureaus.

The Do's & Don'ts of Credit Cards





Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is intended to ensure the accuracy and fairness of the credit reporting system.

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits discrimination in credit transactions for a variety of factors (including race, color, sex and religion), also makes it illegal to discriminate against you because you have exercised your rights under the FCRA.

The Fair Credit Billing Act which establishes procedures for correcting errors on credit cards and similar accounts.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) which establishes procedures for correcting errors on credit cards and similar accounts




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