Tip! An individual’s race, sex, age, level of education, or marital status has no bearing on a credit score, nor does the fact that an application for credit was previously turned down.

Often times crisis happen in life, therefore, causing financial hardship for the family such as divorce, loss of income from company downsizing, illness in the family or death. These unfortunate circumstance can upset your financial capability to pay your mortgage, car payment, credit card debt and other financial obligations. Bad credit can happen to anyone.

Filing for bankruptcy can remain on your credit report 10 years. After you file for bankruptcy, it is always best to try and re-establish credit. Once you have re-established your credit, always pay on time. You’re trying to gain the confidence of banks, lenders, credit card companies and financial institutions your willingness to pay on time. Your credit worthiness will be judged by your credit rating.

Read more at Credit Card And Loan Application Approval Resources To Raise Your FICO Score

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