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	<title>FICO and Credit</title>
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	<description>Big Dreams Require Good Credit</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comments Are Turned Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 18:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>A Good Article On Credit Scores From A Great Site</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/04/06/a-good-article-on-credit-scores-from-a-great-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Genie Says Watch That Score!
from NRVLiving - Real Estate. Simplified. by Jeremy Hart
 This week&#8217;s Mortgage Genie, Brandon Nicely, tells us why credit scores really are important &#8230;
&#8220;There are several actions a person can take to impact their score, but here are a few to keep in mind.  If someone has a credit card with [...]]]></description>
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<p class="entry-author"><span class="entry-source-title-parent">from <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fnrvliving.typepad.com%2Fnrvliving%2Fatom.xml" target="_blank" class="entry-source-title">NRVLiving - Real Estate. Simplified.</a></span><span class="entry-author-name"> by Jeremy Hart</span></p>
<p><a href="http://nrvliving.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/04/genie_image.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://nrvliving.typepad.com/nrvliving/images/2007/04/04/genie_image.jpg" alt="Genie_image" border="0" height="136" width="130" /></a> This week&#8217;s Mortgage Genie, <a href="http://www.brandonnicely.com/" target="_blank">Brandon Nicely</a>, tells us why credit scores really are important &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;There are several actions a person can take to impact their score, but here are a few to keep in mind.  If someone has a credit card with a high balance, while their remaining credit cards have low  or zero balances, it&#8217;s best to distribute the debt across the cards in order to change the ratio of debt to available credit.</p>
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		<title>A Realtors View On Credit Scores</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/04/04/a-realtors-view-on-credit-scores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FICO articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bonnie Erickson, a great real estate agent and one of the nations top real estate bloggers writes an informative article I propose you read.
Here is a portion: Have you ever wondered how important a credit score is?  Credit scores are a big mystery to some people.  There are things called tri-merges, credit ratings, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bonnie Erickson, a great real estate agent and one of the nations top real estate bloggers writes an informative article I propose you read.</p>
<p>Here is a portion: Have you ever wondered how important a credit score is?  Credit scores are a big mystery to some people.  There are things called tri-merges, credit ratings, adverse credit, no credit, credit bureaus, etc.  All the terms and all the reports overwhelm a lot of people.  Only when our credit was stolen and we became victim&#8217;s of identity theft did I learn to read a credit report.</p>
<p><a href="http://realestatesnippets.typepad.com/real_estate_snippets/2007/03/credit_scores.html">Click here</a> for the full article.</p>
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		<title>Bellevue &#38; Issaquah Preferred Loan Officer</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/04/03/bellevue-issaquah-preferred-loan-officer/</link>
		<comments>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/04/03/bellevue-issaquah-preferred-loan-officer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bellevue]]></category>

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Rob Tamalea - Tamaela Mortgage
Click Here for Rob&#8217;s Website
For A Reference on Rob  Call Larry K Cragun 206.618.3724 800) 644-HOME (4663)
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<p>Rob Tamalea - Tamaela Mortgage</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tamaelamortgage.com/">Click Here</a> for Rob&#8217;s Website</p>
<p>For A Reference on Rob  Call Larry K Cragun 206.618.3724 <font color="#ffffff">800) 644-HOME (4663)</font></p>
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		<title>Referral for an expert credit repair person…YOU</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/21/referral-for-an-expert-credit-repair-person%e2%80%a6you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you hire it done, A credit repair company or person will only charge you for what they can’t do, and what you should do, and what you can do, if you will do.
Read a book, say a prayer, make the call yourself. Look at your report, make a plan, call the creditors, make a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="entry">If you hire it done, A credit repair company or person will only charge you for what they can’t do, and what you should do, and what you can do, if you will do.</p>
<p>Read a book, say a prayer, make the call yourself. Look at your report, make a plan, call the creditors, make a deal, do it yourself.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.free-credit-score-course.com/guide-to-credit-repair.gif" /></p>
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		<title>Question And Answer On FICO Scores</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/12/question-and-answer-on-fico-scores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Is it true that my FICO score can&#8217;t recover from a negative mark for 7 years?
Answer: No that is not correct.  Some items do have an affect for that long but as time moves on since the incident, the lower the impact on your score. An example is a collection. This is a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Question: Is it true that my FICO score can&#8217;t recover from a negative mark for 7 years?</p>
<p>Answer: No that is not correct.  Some items do have an affect for that long but as time moves on since the incident, the lower the impact on your score. An example is a collection. This is a reason that if you are applying for a mortgage, that you should not pay off a collection without the advise of a loan officer. Paying it off will bring the date forward to a current date and can hurt your score. An experienced loan officer will know the timing and ways to deal with this.</p>
<p>Late payments, inquiries, exceeding credit lines, all have less impact as the months move on.</p>
<p>Your score can raise immediately through rapid rescoring. This process has additional costs, so we advize you to use the FICO Dr now to anticipate your problems and save the rapid rescoring fees. <a href="http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/01/31/introducing-the-fico-dr/">Click here</a> to order the FICO DR.</p>
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		<title>Introducing The FICO Dr. Perfect Diagnosis &#38; Remedies</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/11/introducing-the-fico-dr/</link>
		<comments>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/11/introducing-the-fico-dr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
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Through our Mortgage Company, Home Funding Central Inc., dba Homes And Loans
we offer this great new service. It relates to your mortgage score and what exactly you must do to raise it. It shows you exactly what to do, with different scenarios requiring different amounts of cash.
Fill out the simple form, including your phone number [...]]]></description>
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<p>Through our Mortgage Company, Home Funding Central Inc., dba Homes And Loans</p>
<p>we offer this great new service. It relates to your mortgage score and what exactly you must do to raise it. It shows you exactly what to do, with different scenarios requiring different amounts of cash.</p>
<p>Fill out the simple form, including your phone number and email address and watch the Dr. go to work for you.</p>
<p><a href="https://alliance.meridianlink.com/custom/cadirect//cadirect.asp?uid=8d38156f-86f7-42de-80fc-903c6df78638">Click here to get started.</a> It is easy to order and easy to understand.</p>
<p>I was our first customer and was blown away.</p>
<p>For a 3 bureau analysis by our Dr. it costs 34.95 for a single report and $50.00 for a joint score.</p>
<p>Your report is delivered to us for review with you, but you receive all of the necessary information to raise your Mortgage FICO Score.</p>
<p>Competitive products use a consumer score, not your mortgage score.</p>
<p>It does count as an inquiry.</p>
<p>Leave a comment if you have questions.</p>
<p>Larry Cragun</p>
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		<title>An Article With Some Good Insight - By Maureen Francis</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/10/an-article-with-some-good-insight-by-maureen-francis/</link>
		<comments>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/10/an-article-with-some-good-insight-by-maureen-francis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[FICO articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
How to Get A Great Credit Score:  Part 1 Click Here for full article:

The credit score – as mysterious as a gypsy palm reading? Kind of, yea. Sometimes I’m surprised that some credit scores are better than it appears they should be and others are worse. Why? I have no idea.
Maureen informs us:
I will [...]]]></description>
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<h3><a href="http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/01/26/how-to-get-a-great-credit-score-part-1/" rel="bookmark">How to Get A Great Credit Score:  Part 1 Click Here for full article:<br />
</a></h3>
<p><img src="http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/darwin-bell-palm-reading.jpg" alt="darwin-bell-palm-reading.jpg" align="right" height="219" width="140" />The credit score – as mysterious as a gypsy palm reading? Kind of, yea. Sometimes I’m surprised that some credit scores are better than it appears they should be and others are worse. Why? I have no idea.</p>
<p>Maureen informs us:</p>
<pre>I will give credit where credit is due.  The author</pre>
<pre>is our mortgage dude, Ken Mascia from Oxford</pre>
<pre>Financial.  He's making a semi regular</pre>
<pre>appearance on the blog doing the finance stuff.</pre>
<pre>Look for a sizzlin part 2 early next week.</pre>
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		<title>Part two on credit from Maureen Francis</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/07/part-two-on-credit-from-maureen-francis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Raising that FICO Score]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[click here to get a correct look on what to do and not do after having some problems.
a snippet from the article
Many people that have over used credit, and gotten into payment trouble, make one gigantic mistake – they stop using credit all together. If you have a recent history of late payments to creditors [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/02/07/how-to-get-credit-score-part-two/">click here</a> to get a correct look on what to do and not do after having some problems.</p>
<p>a snippet from the article</p>
<p>Many people that have over used credit, and gotten into payment trouble, make one gigantic mistake – they stop using credit all together. If you have a recent history of late payments to creditors (or a long ago history) the one thing that will improve your credit score is to re-establish that you are willing to repay lenders you owe money to. The only way to do this is to utilize credit and make your payments on time. One year of perfect payments on 2 or more credit lines will go a <u>  l  o  n  g  </u>  way towards improving a bruised credit score.</p>
<p>Written by Ken Mascia<br />
<a href="http://oxfordfinancial.com/" target="_blank">Oxford Financial Corporation</a><br />
Birmingham, Michigan<br />
248-644-1200</p>
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		<title>Mill Creek and Mukilteo Loan Officer</title>
		<link>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/01/mill-creek-and-mukilteo-loan-officer/</link>
		<comments>http://ficoandcredit.neighborhoodsundressed.com/2007/02/01/mill-creek-and-mukilteo-loan-officer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cragun</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mill Creek]]></category>

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Robert Hamm:
Mill Creek and Mukilteo Loan Officer
To contact Robert call 425.745.4997 or his cell: 425.330.1545
Email Robert at: Bob@RSHamm.com
For a reference on Robert from an experienced Real Estate Agent call Steve or Meriam Knoblaugh at 425.750.0534
Robert can serve all of your mortgage needs including helping you with your FICO score.  If you order the FICO [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Robert Hamm:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mill Creek and Mukilteo Loan Officer</strong></p>
<p>To contact Robert call 425.745.4997 or his cell: 425.330.1545</p>
<p>Email Robert at: Bob@RSHamm.com</p>
<p>For a reference on Robert from an experienced Real Estate Agent call Steve or Meriam Knoblaugh at 425.750.0534</p>
<p>Robert can serve all of your mortgage needs including helping you with your FICO score.  If you order the FICO Dr. service Robert will be able to assist you with any questions.</p>
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