Fix Your Credit Yourself
Struggling to figure out what all this credit stuff really is? Tired of getting denied? Well this course will help you have a better understanding of this thing called "credit" and why you need it.
Module Overview
Part 1: How Credit Scores are Figured
Part 2: Requesting your Credit Reports
Part 3: What to Look for in your Credit Reports
Part 4: Contacting and Staying in Contact with Credit Bureaus
Assignment
Module I: Quiz
Module Overview
Part 1: Strategy 1—Pay your Bills on Time
Part 2: Strategy 2—Avoid Excessive Credit
Part 3: Strategy 3—Pay Down Your Debts
Part 4: Strategy 4—Have a Range of Credit Types
Part 5: Applying Credit Score-Boosting Strategies
Assignment
Module II: Quiz
Module Overview
Part 1: Avoiding Identity Theft
Part 2: Safe Practices
Part 3: Check Your Credit Score
Part 4: What to Do if You think you Are the Victim of Identity Theft
Assignment
Module III: Quiz
Module Overview
Part 1: Don’t Keep Accounts You Aren’t Using
Part 2: Limit Inquiries on Your Credit Report
Part 3: Use Online Loan Comparisons Carefully
Part 4: Remember There’s More Than One Credit Report (and Credit Score)
Part 5: Don’t Close a Lot of Accounts Just to Improve Your Score
Part 6: No One Thing Will Boost Your Credit Score By Itself
Part 7: Having No Loans or Debts Will Not Improve your Credit Scores
Part 8: Doing Anything Illegal to Boost Your Credit Is, Well, Illegal
Assignment
Module IV: Quiz
Module Overview
Part 1: Fixing Errors on Your Credit Report
Part 2: Addressing Issues with Your Credit Report That You Can’t Resolve
Part 3: Keep Track of Who Sees Your Credit Report and Why (and What It Means)
Part 4: Contacting Creditors as Well as Credit Bureaus
Part 5: Be Careful Where and How You Get Your Credit Reports
Assignment
Module V Quiz
Module Overview
Part 1: Budgeting, Living Within Your Means, Spending Less
Part 2: Saving Habits
Part 3: Build Assets and Capital
Part 4: Be Ready for Financial Emergencies
Part 5: Get It In Writing, and Have Contracts Examined by a Lawyer
Assignment
Module VI Quiz