How do I build/repair my credit score?
Friday, November 13th, 2009
erin.danu asked:
I have very limited credit history. I started this January. I read that I have to get a few credit cards to build credit history. I have a secured card from Citibank which only has 200 credit limit. A Citibank secured loan for 500. Bank of America gave me 4000 CL for A Worlpoints Platinum Plus Credit Card. I have a ChaseFreedom Mastercard too. Thing is I’m preparing my credit history for a car loan. I applied for other credit cards in one day and got a few rejections… reason being having too much inquiry ( ok, i know i should have not made too many applications but i figured to just do it all at the same time) and too low credit line. But I never missed a payment, I only use 30% of my credit line and pay off more than the minimun balance.
Questions :
How bad will these inquiries affect my chances of a car loan?
How many months should I wait to have this fixed?
How can I increase my credit score?
I have very limited credit history. I started this January. I read that I have to get a few credit cards to build credit history. I have a secured card from Citibank which only has 200 credit limit. A Citibank secured loan for 500. Bank of America gave me 4000 CL for A Worlpoints Platinum Plus Credit Card. I have a ChaseFreedom Mastercard too. Thing is I’m preparing my credit history for a car loan. I applied for other credit cards in one day and got a few rejections… reason being having too much inquiry ( ok, i know i should have not made too many applications but i figured to just do it all at the same time) and too low credit line. But I never missed a payment, I only use 30% of my credit line and pay off more than the minimun balance.
Questions :
How bad will these inquiries affect my chances of a car loan?
How many months should I wait to have this fixed?
How can I increase my credit score?
Thanks! 
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