How Do I Get Good Credit?

Figure out what you need the credit for. Generally, if it's a major purchase, your lender (the car dealership, home mortgage lender, etc.) will help you fill out all the paperwork.

If you just want a credit card, you must shop around on your own. Find a bank offering a low interest rate. The lender will use your application to get a copy of your credit report from the credit bureaus. Your application, along with the credit report, will be used to "score" you.

Creditors use a score card to evaluate your credit worthiness. The following items are listed in order of importance when evaluating your credit request:

  • A positive, up-to-date credit report
  • A home with a mortgage and up-to-date payments
  • An American Express or Diners Club Card
  • The same job for more than one year
  • An address that you have resided at for more than one year that is in your name
  • A current or paid off bank loan
  • A MasterCard or Visa
  • A department store credit card
  • A telephone or utility bill in your name
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75 Day Credit Makeover (TM)

Our process is simple, yet effective. Credit Justice Services will receive your credit report with items you would like to dispute.

A paralegal will be assigned to your specific file in order to better assist you in the 75 day credit repair process. Read More...

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Debt Negotiation

Our Attorney will negotiate on your behalf with creditors and collection companies. We have a very high success rate helping people just like you save thousands of dollars, avoid costly collection lawsuits, and stay out of bankruptcy. Read more...

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Identity Theft Assistance

You apply for a credit card and are turned down because of a low credit score, yet you know that you’ve always paid your accounts on time.

A debt collector calls to demand payment on a six-month overdue account for a credit card you have never had.

You receive a credit card in the mail that you’ve never applied for.

What’s happening? Read More...

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