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Does foreclosure affect the credit lines used for car loans and credit cards?
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∙ 16y ago
Foreclosure makes your credit score go down. If you already have a car loan, this shouldn't change anything. I've never heard of them changing the interest rate. Credit card companies however can do almost anything they want. If your credit score goes down significantly, they can raise your credit card interest rate. Even if you've always paid on time and never had any problems with them.
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Is a line of credit better than credit cards?
Lines of credit tend to have lower interest rates than credit cards.
What happens to existing credit cards after foreclosure?
During the foreclosure process, there will not be adverse effects to a homeowners' credit cards if all are paid on time. If they fall behind, of course, they will have even more damage to their credit scores, and may face severely negative consequences from creditors. However, simply being in foreclosure itself will not cause homeowners to lose their credit cards or have interest rates increase or extra charges added. Many credit card companies issue contracts that state that the company may be able to raise interest rates on the card even if the borrowers never miss a payment on *that* line of credit. If they miss a payment on any *other* credit card, said company may raise rates. Even if a credit card is with the same bank as the mortgage, there is little that a mortgage company can do if a borrower's credit cards have not gone into default. However, after a foreclosure has ended, and despite the fact that some owners may have been able to stop foreclosure, there will be severe damage to their credit reports from the late mortgage payments and/or foreclosure. Such homeowners should be careful not to close out any credit lines that they may plan on using in the future. Because of the damage to their credit rating that late mortgage payments or a foreclosure will cause, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to qualify for new loans or credit lines with competitive interest rates for years after facing foreclosure. Unless the homeowners voluntarily close their accounts or fall behind on the payments, the credit card companies will not do very much at all before, during, or after the home foreclosure process. The companies have no reason to take any negative actions against the borrowers just because they are facing foreclosure on a property they own. In fact, as long as the homeowners can keep on top of their credit card payments, they may try and request a higher credit line during foreclosure to be able to use some of that money to get back on top of the mortgage, although >>this is not a very sustainable solution<<. On a somewhat unrelated note, just as homeowners who have Home Equity Lines of Credit on their properties and have had access cut off, credit card customers may also see companies start to decrease the total available to borrowers. Banks are beginning to realize that there may be a larger risk of default in consumer lending and are taking defensive actions to limit access to credit for debtors in the greatest danger of falling behind. So, before facing foreclosure, homeowners may want to consider cutting up their current credit cards and getting used to a life without borrowing money, since their lenders may cut off their access soon anyway.
What factors affect your credit score?
There are multiple factors, and unfortunately the formula is a trade secret protected by Fair Isaacs. However, it is generally accepted that the following impact your credit score: type of debt (would prefer several types of lines of credit - personal loan, mortgage, car loan, credit cards), length of credit history (the longer the better), ratio of debt to credit available (the lower the better), and any major issues (bankruptcy, foreclosure, repossession, account turned over to collections, etc.).
How does opening new credit cards or lines of credit affect your credit score if you do decide not to use them?
If your combine total credit limit is below 35%, it will help your overall credit score. However, if you own more that 35% of your total credit line, meaning of all of your credit cards, you score will go down. Make sure you keep your line of credit usage below 30% on each card.
Will Unsecured Business Lines of Credit Affect My Personal Credit Report?
No. Most of the business credit lines do not document in your personal credit report unless you go into a default position.
Is a line of credit better than credit cards?
Lines of credit tend to have lower interest rates than credit cards.
What happens to existing credit cards after foreclosure?
During the foreclosure process, there will not be adverse effects to a homeowners' credit cards if all are paid on time. If they fall behind, of course, they will have even more damage to their credit scores, and may face severely negative consequences from creditors. However, simply being in foreclosure itself will not cause homeowners to lose their credit cards or have interest rates increase or extra charges added. Many credit card companies issue contracts that state that the company may be able to raise interest rates on the card even if the borrowers never miss a payment on *that* line of credit. If they miss a payment on any *other* credit card, said company may raise rates. Even if a credit card is with the same bank as the mortgage, there is little that a mortgage company can do if a borrower's credit cards have not gone into default. However, after a foreclosure has ended, and despite the fact that some owners may have been able to stop foreclosure, there will be severe damage to their credit reports from the late mortgage payments and/or foreclosure. Such homeowners should be careful not to close out any credit lines that they may plan on using in the future. Because of the damage to their credit rating that late mortgage payments or a foreclosure will cause, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to qualify for new loans or credit lines with competitive interest rates for years after facing foreclosure. Unless the homeowners voluntarily close their accounts or fall behind on the payments, the credit card companies will not do very much at all before, during, or after the home foreclosure process. The companies have no reason to take any negative actions against the borrowers just because they are facing foreclosure on a property they own. In fact, as long as the homeowners can keep on top of their credit card payments, they may try and request a higher credit line during foreclosure to be able to use some of that money to get back on top of the mortgage, although >>this is not a very sustainable solution<<. On a somewhat unrelated note, just as homeowners who have Home Equity Lines of Credit on their properties and have had access cut off, credit card customers may also see companies start to decrease the total available to borrowers. Banks are beginning to realize that there may be a larger risk of default in consumer lending and are taking defensive actions to limit access to credit for debtors in the greatest danger of falling behind. So, before facing foreclosure, homeowners may want to consider cutting up their current credit cards and getting used to a life without borrowing money, since their lenders may cut off their access soon anyway.
What factors affect your credit score?
There are multiple factors, and unfortunately the formula is a trade secret protected by Fair Isaacs. However, it is generally accepted that the following impact your credit score: type of debt (would prefer several types of lines of credit - personal loan, mortgage, car loan, credit cards), length of credit history (the longer the better), ratio of debt to credit available (the lower the better), and any major issues (bankruptcy, foreclosure, repossession, account turned over to collections, etc.).
How does opening new credit cards or lines of credit affect your credit score if you do decide not to use them?
If your combine total credit limit is below 35%, it will help your overall credit score. However, if you own more that 35% of your total credit line, meaning of all of your credit cards, you score will go down. Make sure you keep your line of credit usage below 30% on each card.
Will Unsecured Business Lines of Credit Affect My Personal Credit Report?
No. Most of the business credit lines do not document in your personal credit report unless you go into a default position.
Business credit cards with no personal guarantee or business credit?
The best way to do this is establish a strong business credit score with Dun & Bradstreet. They are the credit bureau for businesses. You start with opening trade lines with office supply stores, and gas cards. Then you can start getting larger trade lines with banks.
Which is better one credit card with a high balance or 5 low balance cards?
Better for what? If for your credit rating, it depends on a few factors. Credit cards and other loans are called trade lines in the industry. If you have no other open trade lines, 5 cards might be better, but ultimately it depends on usage and total issued credit. Without this information, I am going to assume you have few other cards and provide a best guess. Go with the 5 cards.
Are there any good websites with information on sub prime cedit cards?
Sub prime credit cards are cards offered to consumers with lower credit scores, typically under 660 FICO. These cards tend to have lower lines of credit, higher interest rates, and more fees than the average credit card.
What were the shops like in the 1960s?
long checkout lines, few if any credit cards, no laser pricing.
Which services are offered by Kemba Credit Union?
Kemba Credit Union offers services such as savings and checking. Kemba Credit Union also offers credit cards,mortgages, loans, lines of credit and insurance.
Will closing lines of credit affect your credit score if you have no debt?
How can you have "good credit"???????? IF you don't have any "credit". Closed accounts are CLOSED, NOT AVAILABLE, ONCE HAD, IN THE PAST, NOT CURRENT CREDIT, ETC.
How much will your credit score increase if you pay off a debt for under a few hundred dollars?
part of your credit score is based off of the percentage of credit. So if you max out your credit cards it will have a negative impact. If you have 40% of your credit used paying it off will not have such a great impact. But what ever you do after you pay them off, don't close all of them. for example if you have credit lines to 20,000 and 7,000 in debit and you pay off and close most of your cards and now you 5,000 in credit lines and 3,000 in depit you went from to 35% to 60% of your credit lines used. That will drop your credit score through the floor.
