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What your bank does not want you to know…

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We appear to be starting a period of uncertainty, with four key factors negatively affecting the economy;  increasing interest rates and depressed home values, higher credit card minimum payments, swiftly increasing fuel costs and the recent Wall Street crisis. The results of these could spell financial ruin for many families already struggling on the edge of bankruptcy.

The current credit crisis was fueled by Government home loans being given to low-income families for over-valued homes and now the storm has hit many people find themselves with ‘negative equity’ – their home is worth less than their mortgage!

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If your credit risk rating is poor - you can ask that your bank reduce the credit limits on your credit cards, credit lines, and other debts. You should do this if:

1) You can pay off at least 50% of your debt loads as they are readjusted. For example, if you have a credit limit of $5000 on your credit card and get it reduced to $2500, you should make sure that you can leave a balance of $1250 or less. If you owe $4000 and have no way of repaying it, getting your credit limit reduced can actually hurt you.

2) You have lots of credit.

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Not everyone is lucky enough to own their own home. In fact, a large number of people pay rent for their accommodations. Often in these circumstances, it can be difficult to get a good loan rate as there is nothing to offer the lender as security, something in which home owners would normally have considerable collateral. However, in situations like this, there is a solution with the tenant loan.

Tenant loans are designed especially for anyone who pays rent for the property they live in.

You’ve found your dream home and you’ve gone to your lender to negotiate the terms of your home mortgage only to find that you don’t qualify. Maybe your credit score isn’t that great or maybe you have a bankruptcy on file, or something else that would make most lenders turn away from you without another look. All it takes is a few lenders to tell you no before you begin to feel as though you’ll never own your own home. There is hope, however, and it comes from bad credit home mortgage loans.