Provide your clients with an accurate perspective on how the credit system functions and which actions can ensure consistent high credit scores.
The importance of having good credit has become more and more prevalent as many of the most important financial professional and personal necessities are based on having an acceptable credit score. The problem is that most consumers have not been educated in understanding how the credit system works or where to go to access accurate information on how to improve and maintain a good credit score. This information is not traditionally taught in schools and there is not a legal specialization that I am aware of which teaches specifically how the credit system functions. This presentation will take some of the mystery out of how the credit system works and dispel some of the myths that can be confusing to consumers and cause frustration and hardship for individuals trying to improve their personal credit. It will explain exactly what this three-digit number means to a lender when they are evaluating a consumer's profile and what steps a consumer can take to improve their chances of being approved prior to providing their credit scores. Financial hardship is one of the major factors of stress and personal dysfunctions and maintaining a good credit score can greatly decrease the chances of experiencing financial hardship. This presentation will equip legal professionals and other attendees with knowledge and information to confidently provide recommendations and information to individuals who can benefit by having better credit that can give a more accurate perspective on how the credit system functions and which actions and behaviors can ensure sustained and consistent high credit scores.
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Agenda
What Is the Significance of Your Credit Score?
- Determines Your Risk Factor as a Consumer to a Lender
- Determines How Much Money You Can Borrow and How Much Interest You Will Pay
- Determines Other Important Factors Such as Your Ability to Get Employment, Utilities, Govt. Security Clearance Insurance etc.
What Exactly Is a Credit Score?
- Your Credit Score Is a Numeric Representation of Your Trustworthiness as a Consumer in the Eyes of a Lender
- Your Credit Score Is Generated From an Algorithm That Translates the Current Information in Your Credit Report Into a Numeric Value
- The Many Variations of a Credit Score
What Are the Determing Factors of a Credit Score?
- Payment History, Amounts Owed
- Age of Credit, Credit Mix
- New Credit, Inquiries
Credit Reports
- How Does Information Get Inserted on a Credit Report?
- How Long Does Derogatory Information Stay on a Credit Report?
- What Exactly Is a Credit Report?
Ways to Improve Your Credit Score
- Establish Positive Payment History
- Lower Revolving Account Balances
- Dispute Derogatory and Inaccurate Information Appearing on Your Credit Report
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on September 13, 2022.
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- AR CLE 1.0
- This course has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
- Arizona CLE 1.0
- The Arizona State Bar does not pre-approve or pre-certify MCLE programs. However, records of this program and attendance will be maintained by Lorman Education Services for auditing purposes. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.
- CA MCLE 1.0
- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.
- CT CLE 1.0
- Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. This course has been approved for CLE credit in jurisdictions aside from CT and therefore it automatically meets the content and delivery requirements in Connecticut. Credit is based on a 60 minute credit hour and shall be awarded as follows: 1.0 CLE credit(s).
- GA CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.0 CLE hours.
- HI CLE 1.0
- This program was approved by the Hawaii State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE credit hours.
- MO CLE 1.3
- This course qualifies for self-study CLE credit in Missouri.
- NC CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE hours.
- NH MCLE 1.1
- NH MCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. Lorman Education Services believes this Ondemand course meets the requirement of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for CLE credit(s). Program Length: 63 Minutes.
- PA CLE 1.0
- This Distance Learning program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit.
- RI CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
- VT CLE 1.0
- This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.0 hour(s) of CLE credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".
- WA CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
- WV MCLE 1.3
- This program has been approved by the West Virginia State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.3 MCLE hours.
To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Tim Sanders
Credit Repair of Florida
Timothy Sanders
- Founder and president of Credit Repair of Florida
- NACSO Certified Credit Specialist
- Published author of Understanding Your Credit Score
- Seminar speaker and Freddie Mac CreditSmart certified trainer
- Member of the National Association of Credit Service Organizations, National Association of Realtors, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, and UF/IFAS Extension Advisory Committee
- B.A. degree, University of Central Florida
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 407-734-3426
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