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How to Improve my Credit rating

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  • 21-04-2010 5:05pm
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    JonnyMacM
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭


    Hi All
    I would like to fix my credit rating, I have had a mortgage for 7 years and never missed a payment but i also had a credit card canceled through late payments about 3 years ago and the same with a small loan around the same time, Both debts were payed in full. I applied for a credit card with tesco's and MBNA and was refused. Is there any way to improve my credit rating? Small high interest loan/store card or something else that I have to pay monthly?

    Thanks


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Those bad debts will stay on your record for 5 years, I believe, and there's nothing you can do to get them off it (would make the whole process kind of pointless if you could). Until they're gone, you probably won't get any kind of credit.

    Applying for more and more will not help either, as each application will also be recorded. Lenders will see that you've been applying (unsuccessfully) to other institutes, and that will count against you too.


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    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭Random


    You could look into an ulster bank visa debit card in the mean time. Open a current account with them. It's essentially a laser card accepted everywhere visa is.


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