Website Makes a Case for Basic Consumer Credit Education from a Different Perspective
The website of Aba Online Credit aba-online-credit.com presents credit score matters from such a different perspective that the average consumer feels empowered by the knowledge obtained from the site.
(PRWEB) September 17, 2005 -- Everywhere you turn these days the airwaves are saturated with advertisements for credit reports and credit cards. Apart from telling consumers that it is important to obtain their credit reports, consumers are not told and do not fully understand why it is that important.
Most people, after all, can obtain a credit card with an interest rate of say, 24.95%, and can afford to make the repayments spread over a very long period of time. The emphasis seems to be on "I can afford the repayment." And so many consumers start with one credit card and go on to two, then three, four, five, six and on and on it goes. There are consumers who have balances on more than twelve credit cards. They have literally surrendered their financial will to credit institutions who rule their lives. Credit card companies and other financial institutions have, apparently, leveled the playing field for all consumers in terms of access to credit. Or have they?
Credit costs a lot of money. Obtaining a loan, any loan is not cheap, and will surely burn a hole in your pocket (take some time to examine and acquaint yourself with how much money your mortgage will cost you). How big a hole it burns depends on you; in other words, the interest rate that you are prepared to pay on the loan. This is what distinguishes the average Joe from a millionaire when they both apply for the extension of credit from the bank. The millionaire almost certainly has tangible collateral and constitutes less risk to the bank. Joe, on the other hand, more likely than not, has no tangible collateral, and so in the eyes of the bank Joes only collateral is his credit report and fico score. He is therefore more of a credit risk than the millionaire, and this is even more so if Joes credit score is low. Therefore, in terms of risk, do consumers have a deep understanding of how much of a risk banks see them when they have low credit scores created by bad financial habits which are then reflected in bad credit reports?
Even if the bank would extend credit to Joe, it certainly would be at a higher interest rate, and Joe would end up paying far more for his loan than would otherwise have been necessary. With this knowledge, why wouldnt the average consumer try to improve upon his credit score profile? Any tiny piece of negative information on your credit report can ruin your credit score or fico score. Most of the time consumers are not even aware of negative pieces of information in their credit reports because they dont have copies of their reports to be able to fix errors. A lot of consumers are completely ignorant when it comes to credit issues and continue to allow themselves to be taken advantage of by many unscrupulous financial institutions. This is why providing basic information on credit score matters is so important.
Obtaining your credit reports, fixing errors if any and improving upon your fico or credit score should not just be regarded as the latest craze that doesnt need much attention. It is of the utmost importance, and especially more so for those of us in our society who need to rely on the extension of credit from banks in order to make important acquisitions like a house or a car.
Without making any assumptions about the financial sophistication level of its visitors, Aba Online Credit (http://www.aba-online-credit) presents information on the importance of credit reports and fico scores in very simple language so that it is not burdensome to the average consumer to read and understand. The website is full of information on nearly every important thing related to credit score matters. Or is it trying to make consumers appreciate the fact that credit score matters?
For more information and tips, please visit http://www.aba-online-credit.com
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