Keep in mind yall, that if you have had duds or hits on your credit they can be alleviated in order to raise your credit. Understand: banks are constantly selling credit related products or loans (it's their business after all), if credit couldn't be altered or changed they'd be fighting over the small minority with perfect credit. So keep that in mind. I've seen instances where people went from 520-720 in 8 months time just b/c they paid off a single bill or got letters of release from creditors or phone companies. Every credit bureau has a section for this. It's always surprising to me how this tiny piece of knowledge goes over a lot of heads. It's a lot easier to build (or rebuild) credit than you think....