Posts Tagged ‘Credit Cards’

boilerette72 asked: I have good credit. I am selling my home (normal sale) but I am not going to buy another home right now. I have 2 credit cards with no balance and a car loan. Will this home sale hurt my credit score?

Zoxx asked: Right now I have 10 Credit accounts open. Ranges from $424.00 to $5200.00 with a credit score of 728.
I have $0 balance all of my cards at this time.
I just applied to get a motorcycle and they denied me saying that I have too much revolved credit open.
I rent a apt due to [...]

Keelysmommy asked: Someone I know recently filed for bankruptcy not even a year ago. And she throws it in my face that her credit score is higher than mine and that she can get a house and I cant. I dont have anything wrong with my credit score and never filed for bankruptcy I just [...]

CutieTM asked: I have been told that to make my credit score higher, I need to reduce my credit card debt to 40% of the limit of the card. I was told that the card debt only begins hurting you when you go above that 40% of the limit of the card.
I [...]

LadyMar asked: I have been using rewards cards and paying off the balance for years. I have read that applying for new credit card wont affect your record if you only get one, and don’t open too many in a short period of time. Not sure what “short period of time” is . There are [...]

How does the credit card work
The Credit Card works via (POS) or Point of Sale System that has been advancing throughout the years.
In truth, the simple act of swapping a small card into
a terminal to effect a transaction would confuse the
uninitiated, and not necessary the early man.
What happens?
How the payment is finally processed?
These are just [...]

penny g asked: Lets say I have 4 credit cards totalling $3000. I then wrote out 4 checks and paid off each card in full on the same day. How long would I have to wait until my credit report reflected all of these charges paid off?

shooter 1 asked: I have zero debt. I also have several credit cards. I am wondering how it will affect my credit to request the highest limit for each card, or if I should cancel all but 2 and have those with high spending limits. Along the same lines, how does “available” credit affect one’s [...]

Kat asked: I know having too many is not good for a person’s credit score and looks bad to those checking this credit. But not having any credit (such as cards) is not good either. So is it best to have more than one card?

Michelle W asked: I got my first credit card a couple years ago via Bank of America, and my current credit limit is $9000. Since I don’t have any experience with credit cards in the past, I’m wondering if this is good or not? Is there anyway I can increase this limit? [...]