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Understanding Credit Scores

Understanding Credit Scores

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  • What is credit?

    In this video, Vikki Frank, Kandance Beamon, and Linda Stroman, financial education providers describe several key areas to address regarding debt reduction and elimination.

  • What is a credit score?

    In this video, Vikki Frank, Kandance Beamon, and Linda Stroman, financial education providers describe several key areas to address regarding debt reduction and elimination.

  • How to Repair your Credit

    In this video, financial planning professional and member of the Financial Planning Association®, Cal Brown, MST, CFP®, describes the four important steps to improving your credit.

  • Checking your Credit Report

    In this video, financial planning professional and member of the Financial Planning Association®, Cal Brown, MST, CFP®, describes the four important steps to improving your credit.

  • Improving your Credit Score

    In this video, financial planning professional and member of the Financial Planning Association®, Cal Brown, MST, CFP®, describes the four important steps to improving your credit.

  • How to Read & Correct Credit Report Errors

    In this video, financial planning professional and member of the Financial Planning Association®, Cal Brown, MST, CFP®, describes the four important steps to improving your credit.

  • What should I do if there is inaccurate information on my credit report?

  • What is debt?

    In this video, Vikki Frank, Kandance Beamon, and Linda Stroman, financial education providers describe several key areas to address regarding debt reduction and elimination.

  • What is a debt management plan?

    In this video, Vikki Frank, Kandance Beamon, and Linda Stroman, financial education providers describe several key areas to address regarding debt reduction and elimination.

  • Why is savings so important for debt management?

    In this video, Vikki Frank, Kandance Beamon, and Linda Stroman, financial education providers describe several key areas to address regarding debt reduction and elimination.

Markita Aldridge
Mortgage Consultant, WestStar Mortgage
www.thelendingadvisors.com  
703-497-3936

Markita has been called :The Queen of Mortgage Financing especially after a BK". Since 2002, Markita has been a top-producing loan officer with WestStar Mortgage located in Lake Ridge, VA. She offers her clients expert service in mortgage financing regardless of credit history. Markita's former career as a professional basketball player with the "Washington Mystics of the WNBA" has been her foundation for creating a TEAM atmosphere when dealing with her mortgage clients. She truly believes Together Everyone Accomplishes More! You can visit her website at <a>www.TheLendingAdvisors.com</a> for more information and several FREE mortgage reports that reveal lending secrets other mortgage bankers don't want you to know!

Understanding Credit Scores

 

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Markita Aldridge-Woods: Hi! This is Markita Aldridge-Woods, WestStar Mortgage. I am here to talk about tips on improving your credit scores. We are actually going to deal with four different areas; what is a credit score; what impacts your credit score; how to legally improve your credit score and ways to actually deal with debt. First, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I have been working at WestStar Mortgage for the last five years. I am actually a Senior Loan Officer and I have sold millions of mortgage loans. Many of those loans have been for people that haven t had great credit. We ve helped them to improve their credit to get them ready to actually purchase a home. So, now let's get started on helping you improve your credit score.

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