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      What Is A Credit Rating

      Blog Post Date: Jul 04 2009
      What is a Credit Rating?
      Credit rating refers to the estimation of the credit worthiness of a individual, corporation, customer or a country. The credit bureaus make an evaluation of a borrower’s or a customer’s overall {{{credit history}}}. The credit rating is computed from the assets and liabilities and the financial history of the customer. A credit rating basically tells the investor or the lender the probability of a customer to be able to repay the loan.

      Credit rating has also been used to provide information on eligibility for employment, to deal with insurance premiums and allot the amount of a utility or {{{leasing}}} deposit. A credit rating can always be improved. Though it will take a definite amount of time to show appreciable improvement, there is certainly enough scope for its increase. The customer should look out for companies which offer to improve his or her credit history quickly for a nominal fee. Credit rating can be improved by the following: A customer should always pay his or her bills on time. Also the customer should pay the bills in full amount by the end of the stipulated time period. & {{{credit repair ebook}}}

      It is essential that to improve credit rating, a customer should pay off bills as early and as quickly as possible. The customer should avoid exceeding the limit of credit specified in the credit card. The balance f the customer should be well below the limit. As the balance increases, the impact it causes on the credit rating also increases. The number of credit applications that a customer can make should be reduced. This would prohibit the customer from doting on credit. This system is also harmful because, sometimes too many lenders may demand repayment at the same time from the customer. This may reduce the credit score. The customer should maintain a systematic credit history.

      A customer must always apply for a {{{secured credit card}}}. These cards are obtained by depositing some amount of money prior to the issuing of the credit card. The {{{credit limit}}} then is a percentage of the amount deposited by the customer.

      A poor credit rating results from a very high level of debt. Naturally, this leads to a situation of {{{bankruptcy}}} sooner or later. Once a customer has declared bankruptcy then automatically the credit rating subsides to a very low value. There are certain significant factors or aspects that play a major role in the credit rating process. They are listed as income/debt ratio, income and timely payments. It is possible for a customer to know about his or her credit rating. All the customers are entitled to a copy of all the information relevant to and about the credit policy availed by the customer.

      Under this law a customer can obtain all the {{information from his or her credit agency like {{{Transunion Canada}}}, {{{Equifax Canada}}}, etc. the service of this process is free. Ultimately it is in the individual’s hand to make a wise use of the credit policies and maintain a decent credit rating. REGULATION: Credit bureaus which provide credit ratings are regulated Provincially in Canada.

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