I hear it all the time.  Someone asks a question on a forum, blog, or question site like "How do I improve my credit score" or "How do I remove bad credit".  Without fail you will see some "financial expert" saying "You can't remove bad credit off your credit report" or "There is nothing you can do to improve your credit score, it just takes time."

These statements couldn't be further from the truth.  I don't even know why these "experts" think that.  The Federal Trade Commission, yes I said F...
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With the housing market slump and bubble bursting, it has become more important than ever to have a high credit score.  Lenders don't want to get caught with anymore foreclosed homes and can't afford it.  So they are watching who they lend to. 

700 credit scores have become a minimum for any home loan and that is with a big down payment.  Now with the new credit card laws, starting interest rates on credit cards are much higher because the companies can't raise them later, so they raise them ...
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