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Getting Your Credit in Shape to Buy a Home

June 8, 2017 Shawn Lane Consumer Credit Expert Dreaming about buying the perfect home? If so, then you may have already picked out your favorite neighborhoods and floor plans. You might have imagined exactly how you will decorate each room in your new home or you may have plans for a beautiful outdoor retreat in your back yard. However, if …

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4 Costly Credit Mistakes to Avoid

Having a good credit score is so important today. Good credit scores get you lower interest rates, higher borrowing limits, lower insurance premiums, better quality rental properties, and even the American dream of home ownership! Good credit does not just happen – you have to earn it!

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Credit Monitoring – What it is and why we need it!

August 10, 2016 Shawn Lane Consumer Credit Expert Credit monitoring is a service that keeps watch over our credit reports and scores so we know where we stand each and everyday. It is very important to know our credit situation BEFORE we apply for any new credit! We have all heard the stories. Your car dies so you go to …