Debt Consolidation Credit Counseling In Phoenix

A credit repair business is not a difficult one to start. There are many people who have started this type of business with little or no experience to begin with. With a little time and effort they found that the knowledge they needed to have a successful credit repair business was not at all difficult to obtain. Many have been amazed at the profits they have been able to earn working from home in their credit repair business.

No Huge Expense to Get Started

To start a credit repair business also does not require investing a whole lot of money though before you do get started it is a good idea to understand the type of skills that are desirable and which will help you succeed in your new business venture.

Good marketing skills are important with any business. With credit repair it is also important to have a good financial head and a good attitude with your customers. Patience is also a good thing to cultivate.

You can structure your business in many ways. You may structure it as a corporation or possibly a partnership. Whatever the structure, the name of your business is important. It is the first thing that people will learn about your business so you want it to be something that is attractive and that they will not soon forget. You want your business name to convey a feeling of trust and draw people to your company.

You want to pay close attention to legal guidelines when setting up your business. There are different credit laws that govern each city and state, along with the federal laws that everyone must abide by. Be sure you understand those laws and follow them. That will set you apart from those who fraudulently prey on people with credit problems.

The final step in regard to starting a credit repair business is to have a wide list of possible customers. This is not too hard to do because, it is believed, that as many as eighty percent of the population has a problem or two with their credit and these people are always on the lookout for a good credit repair company that will sort out their problems for them.

The new bankruptcy laws are making more people turn to credit repair as a solution to their credit problems. There is a constant increase in the number of people buried in debt. Now is a really good time to consider credit repair as a possible business venture.

You might think that identity thieves focus entirely on the wealthy, but the reality is that 34% of the victims of identity theft are college students. College students can be easy prey because they don't know how to protect themselves against identity theft, because so many records and documents include personal information about them, and because of the phenomenal amount of junk mail offers...especially from credit card companies...they receive.

Todd Davis, the CEO of LifeLock, the nation's first identity theft prevention service for consumers, offered us these tips for parents and college-bound students to help protect them from becoming victims of identity thieves.

1. Purchasing and using a shredder is a must. Shred everything which can identify you before discarding it. Everything...no exceptions.

2. Residence hall rooms and student apartments often have lots of folks in them, including some relative strangers. That's why it makes sense to password protect computer files and secure documents which include your personal information. Remember, it takes only one untrustworthy person to steal your identity and cause you years of trouble.

3. Parents...college students won't order or check credit reports. So, do it for them. Before the first semester starts, parents should have their students order free credit reports to be sent to their homes. Parents can then check the reports for accuracy and identify any potential problems. Major credit bureaus are required by law to give consumers one free credit report a year. If you discover a problem on a credit report, investigate further. Be aware that checking your credit report won't prevent thieves from opening new accounts in your name, but it is a good start.

4. Because so many social security numbers and personal files are lost to indentity thieves, students should take steps, in advance, to protect themselves if their confidential information is breached by identity thieves.

5. Opt out of all junk mail, as soon as possible. Identity thieves can steal credit card offers from your mailbox or garbage (if you fail to shred), fill in the applications with your name and their address, and charge thousands of dollars of goods and services to you. It happens every day.

6. Have free fraud alerts placed on personal information. Fraud alerts, offered by the major credit bureaus at no cost, mean that credit agencies will contact you directly to get your approval whenever someone tries to open a new credit account in your name or change your address. Thus, even if a thief manages to obtain your information, you can potentially stop him or her from opening new a new account or making an address change on an existing one. You can request fraud alerts yourself, but you must renew them several times a year, and they can fail if the creditors don?t make the call (as they are supposed to). Paying a company a small monthly fee to take care of the fraud alerts for you may be a good option, especially if the company offers you an identity theft guarantee.

Identity thieves are persistent. They are constantly attempting to acquire the confidential information they need to assume your identity, but if you are vigilant and if you take some simple steps to protect yourself, you are far less likely to become one of their victims.

Many people have inaccurate information on their credit reports which can cause a lot of long-term pain and frustration such as not qualifying for a home loan or paying far too much interest if they do qualify. However the time-frame can be dramatically reduced through companies with special relationships with the credit reporting agencies and who specialize in Rapid Credit Rescoring.

Unfortunately, it sounds too good to be true because there is a plot twist. You cannot access them - only your mortgage broker can. You are welcome, of course, to ask them to run a rapid credit rescoring but be sure that you are seriously considering getting a loan with that broker because these companies charge a fee for their services.

It is always better to repair the credit issues several (six) months prior to applying for a loan. If your score is under 680, experts still say that you might want to shoot for a rapid rescore if you are intending to apply for a loan within one month.

There are things Rapid Rescoring can accomplish for you and things it can't:

1. They are not able to work with YOU:

You cant use this service yourself directly. Rapid rescoring of your credit is usually offered by a small credit reporting agency. This type of company is just the middleman between the credit bureaus and some loan officers and mortgage brokers.

2. There is no guarantee; nor can they suggest there is one:

This is something I talk to all of my clients about. In some cases, deleting "derogatories" can actually harm your score. This is more than likely not the case for you but it is worth noting.

3. They cant perform magic and they cannot delete legitimate items:

They can only work on items (derogatory marks) that have not been reviewed by the credit bureaus. You must be able to prove that an error was made.

4. Proof is a must

Rapid rescoring is not supposed to help those people who havent repaired their credit yet. This service requires that you have something in writing from the creditor in which they acknowledge that your account had been reported as late, when in fact you were on time. If you dont have your particular proof, but the creditor has acknowledged the error anyway, then some rapid rescorers can get the proof for you. But this may add some days or weeks to the normal quick process.

A creditor may currently be reporting a high balance on your account (ie from a credit card). This high balance may be keeping you from being approved for a better mortgage rate. If you pay down the balance electronically right now, then you can have the rapid rescorer renew your score in 72 hours. This will then essentially show that the creditor has a mistake (because you no longer have that high balance), and you can now show the correct current balance sooner instead of having to wait a long time to have it show up on your credit report.

Good luck.

Its official the British Nation is now in financial recession and businesses need to have a robust map to navigate this economic downturn or they are destined to go bankrupt.

A record number of companies and shops went into insolvency over the Christmas period caused by the really awful trading conditions.

Stores and Companies to be effected by the economic downturn are Savvi the music retailer formerly Virgin Megastore, Adams the Independent childrens clothes retailer, USC the Fashion store and Whittard of Chelsea, the specialist tea and coffee retailer.

Possible one of the most high profile causalities of the economic collapse has been woolworths that went into administration in December 2007 and finally closed all retail outlets in January which has put 27,000 out of work.

How can a business survive this recession? Well Alan Tilley of the Turnaround Management Association says that for a business to achieve a successful turnaround it needs four things; a viable business core, credible management team, a valid business plan and appropriate finance.

The credit crunch and lack of liquidity within the financial money markets has restricted traditional forms of lending from Banks into Businesses to very dangerous levels. This limitation of funding has implemented a Cash Flow Squeeze on British Business.

As a business owner one of the first things you should do to survive a economic downturn is cut costs. Carefully review expenditure to identify any areas of your business where savings can be made. Look at distribution costs, advertising, marketing, business premises and even the smallest things such as turning off the office lights at the end of the working day. Simple measures can give rise to immediate benefits for little or no pain.

Cash Flow within a business is vital at any time but even more so in a recession and having access to working capital should be at the top of any business owners list. Funding a business with invoice factoring, which is increasingly popular for small to medium businesses. While not suitable for all Companies, the huge benefit of debt factoring is that rather than have money tied up in invoices that are yet to be paid, you can receive an initial payment up front, typically 80% - 85% of the gross value, and the remainder when the customer pays the invoices to an invoice factoring provider, less the service fee which has been negotiated with them. However, if the customer defaults on payment, then the finance company will recover the money provided to you initially from any further invoices which are factored. This can lead to random cash flow if customers are poor payers or they go into insolvency.