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How to Rebuild Your Credit After Divorce

Divorce can hurt you financially to the point that your credit score suffers. Here's how to rebuild your credit after divorce.

7 Ways to Recognize a Credit Repair Scam

Credit repair scams are illegal, but many companies skate by for years leaving behind dozens of victims. Learn to recognize the signs of a credit repair scam.

What is Legal Credit Repair

Many credit repair companies advertise their services as "legal credit repair." Why is there a distinction? What things should you look out for?

Sample Goodwill Letter to Remove Negative Credit Report Information

Customize this sample goodwill letter to ask creditors to remove negative information to from your credit report.

Using Goodwill Letters in Credit Repair

You can use a goodwill letter in credit repair to request a creditor make a courtesy update to your credit report. Learn how to create your own goodwill letter.

Remove Debt Collections From Your Credit Report

Technically, debt collections are supposed to stay on your credit report for seven years. But, there are a few ways to remove debt collections before that time comes.

How to Rebuild Bad Credit

After repairing bad credit, you need to rebuild it, prove to your creditors that you can pay your bills on time. Learn what it takes to rebuild bad credit and improve your credit score.

What is Bad Credit?

Bad credit describes a past failure to keep up with your credit agreements and the inability to get approved for new credit.

Credit Cards for Rebuilding Bad Credit

Finding the right credit cards for rebuilding bad credit is key to improving your credit score.

How to Fix Bad a Bad Credit Report

The specific steps to credit repair depends on what's on your credit report. Here are some of the most common credit blemishes and information on fixing them.

Using Credit Monitoring in Credit Repair

Using a credit monitoring services while you’re repairing your credit can help you track your progress. If you shop around for a good-value service, it’s one of the rare times that credit monitoring is actually worth the money.

Find Credit Cards Based On Your Credit Score

Score Match lists credit cards based on your credit score.