I need help raising my credit score. I would like to buy a house in a few years, but with a FICO score of 698,714, and 693, I know I won't get the best interest rate.
I owe $4000 on a car, I have one credit card with a very low balance, and all of my youthful indiscretions were settled and paid off 4 years ago.
Unfortunately my youthful indiscretions included a couple of Charge Off's that won't go away for another 3 years. I've tried everything to get them removed, but I've been unsuccessful. I've also heard that removing the negative items might hurt my score so I've given-up trying to remove them.
I use my one and only credit card very responsibly by always paying the balance in full every month (except for major purchases like my computer) and I haven't had a late payment in over 4 years.
Is there anything more I can do raise my score or am I just doomed to pay a higher interest rate for the rest of my life?
2007-04-11
11:40:52
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10 answers
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Tim T
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