16 months ago, my credit stunk. It looked like a little kit took a can of cake sprinkles and sprinkled it all over my report to make fun of my baddies.
16 moths ago I had (All baddies)
9 charge offs
6 collections
3 Lates
115% UTL just for the open card
Some of it was junk that didn't belong there, collection companies didn't remove the TL, dupliacateTLs.
Some of it I owned up to and settled or paid.
A couple of the collections were Midland. They have an awsome program to remove that TL.
One of the collections was a Calvery collection. After a year fighting with them, they delted my TL, it took a complant being filed but this was the biggest challange of all, and it gave me 40 points overnight.
Last week I closed on a home equity loan.
Tonight I was approved for an AMEX BCE. I'm getting 15 months 0% APR! You know how long it has been since I got 0% APR, not to mention for unsecured credit the last time I got a CL this big unsecured..16years ago...and they are giving me a $150 bonus to top it all off!!
I'm only in the low 700s and WOW
I only have 1 CO left, but its all paid off.
Im actually glad to have a credit file labeled as "GOOD BOY" now rather then "DOUCH". I learned all my tricks from this board and how to improve my score from this board. I wish I would of knew how simple it was sooner, but not I'm on a bridge that will not burn!
Congratulations on your rebuild success and closing on your mortgage! And thank you for sharing your story, you never know who might be inspired by it.
