What is the best credit card to start my credit?

chaos_magician13 asked: I recently turned 18 and im in a great living situation. i live with my dad, make about 1000 a month and im a musician. I wanted to buy a new bass and amp, but more importantly need to start my credit. I already have the money to buy the bass today, but [...]

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What credit card should I go for citi bank or bank of america?

azkoolchik asked: I have a credit score of 700 and wanting another credit card. I was thinking about citi bank or bank of america. What one should I get? I only have one other credit card from Wumu. I want a credit card that report to the 3 credit bureaus every month. Anyone [...]

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How many credit cards should you have to rebuild credit?

Nikita asked: I am trying to rebuild my credit after ID theft, a couple of problems that were mine and years of basically not having any credit reported. (I primarily use my debit card and pay cash for everything). I make good money now and am trying to rebuild in order to purchase a [...]

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What credit score is needed to get the best fixed rate for consolidating accounts?

Dottie asked: Any suggestions on how to raise credit scores in the range of 597-607 received from all 3 credit reporting agencies.
I have 2 mortgages which was done by the mortgage company a couple years ago to help my credit and both have high rates, 1 car loan, 5 credit cards, and a small loan [...]

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How do you get a credit card with bad credit?

Heedie asked: I am trying to pick my credit score back up off the floor and have heard that you can do this by applying for credit cards and making the payments on them. Nice! Except, I went through a divorce and my credit is now lowsy. I pay all my bills on [...]

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How is a credit card considered a written contract instead of an open account?

rich61969 asked: I am being sued by a collection agency for an old (over 3 years) Visa credit card debt. I live in Alabama and the Statue of Limitations on Open Accounts is 3 years. I hired an attorney but he says that I probably will have to settle because it is not an open [...]

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How can I get my credit card company to report account information?

awill110 asked: I got my credit report today and it shows that my total credit amount is $300 and I have $296 available. After further inspection I noticed that only one credit card had reported a credit limit/max balance and that all of my credit cards hadn’t been reported since April. Is there an effective [...]

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What is the best credit card I can get to start building my credit with? Or how can I start building my credit?

wrightemail256 asked: Can I start building my credit by paying for things with my bank card and telling them to charge it on credit? (I do not know much about how to build my credit so please help me!)
Question: Best credit card to get to starting building credit and can I build my credit by [...]

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How do you lower your credit limit without lowering your overall credit score?

Tim asked: I have only have one revolving credit card, and I have a very high credit score. Because of this overall score they subsequently increase my credit line, even though I don’t ask for or use this revolving line of credit. Question? I have been told if you ask for a credit line decrease [...]

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No credit, How do I start and what is a good credit card for a beginner\r?

Michael asked: I am 20 years old and after trying to get a card for a store I find I have 0 credit history. I have never owned a credit card and want to pick a good one to start bulding credit. Does anyone know a good card to go with that has low interest? [...]

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