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How to Get Credit Cards with a Bad Credit History
By Phil Edwards
Many individuals have had trouble making a payment to a creditor from time to
time. If you have had a prolonged history of making late payments, or skipping
payments altogether, you may have developed what is known as a bad credit history,
and perhaps you think that means you will be unable to get a credit card? While
it certainly becomes more difficult to obtain credit with a bad credit history,
it isn't impossible. What you should know is that creditors will take into
consideration more factors than just what they see on your credit report, and
there are credit lenders who specialize in offering credit cards for bad credit.
What you want to be careful of, however, is applying to every credit card offer
you find-as the number of inquiries will have an adverse affect on your credit
score also. It's a good idea to research the credit cards for bad credit
and decide which cards you'll have the best chance of obtaining before you
fill out any applications, to limit the number of inquiries to your credit report
and help keep your score from dropping even further.
Typically, cards for bad credit will carry much higher interest rates than
the prime credit cards available on the market- but there are benefits associated
with having a credit card despite the higher interest rates that make obtaining
a credit card advantageous even with a not-so-desirable credit history. Having
a credit card will possibly make it easier for you to rent an apartment, as
some landlords are requiring their tenants to provide a credit card as a backup
form of payment, if your rent payments should get behind. A credit card can
also be used as a second form of identification in many situations. When you
are working to improve your credit history, you are most likely sending most
of the money you earn to creditors, and keeping your payments up to date. Whenever
possible, you'll be sending more than the minimum amount due on each of
your payments, which usually means you won't have a lot of money left
over each month. Having a credit card available to you will give you a sense
of security- if an emergency occurs, and you do not have the cash available
to pay to take care of whatever the emergency might be (your car could break
down for example, or you get injured and your health insurance is adequate enough
to pay the health care costs).
When credit card lenders are considering a person to provide credit to, in
addition to viewing the individuals' credit report, the lenders will take
into consideration how long the individual has worked at their current place
of employment. If you've had a steady job and consistent income for several
years, and your current debt to income ratio (the amount of money you earn versus
the amount of money you pay to your creditors each month) is manageable, many
credit card companies that give cards for bad credit will consider you for acceptance
to receiving one of their cards.
Most cards for bad credit will be a secured credit card. Secured credit cards are a
good option for people with a marred credit history because you are limited
to the amount of the deposit you have made on the card. The way a secured credit
card works is that the cardholder will be required to make a deposit on the
card, and than spending that takes place using the card will be limited to the
amount of the deposit. While it may be difficult to come up with money to deposit
on a secured credit card, it has enough benefits that you should consider doing
so. Secured credit card deposits earn interest, and in that way they act as
a savings account. You make your deposit, and when you aren't spending
money off the card, your account balance earns interest. When you do use the
card to make a purchase, and continue to make payments in full and on time regularly,
the bank that has issued your secured credit cards may increase your available
spending limit above the amount of your initial deposit, which makes a secured
credit card a fantastic card for bad credit- as it will give you the opportunity
to rebuild your credit history so that it is more favorable.
For Information on the latest offers for credit card rewards see: Bad
Debt Credit Cards
About the Author
Phil Edwards is a Business analyst in the city of London, freelance writer for several finance magazines and websites and co-owner of http://www.1st-uk-credit-cards.co.uk and http://www.househobby.com
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