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You might assume that the best way to fix your low credit score is to hire a credit repair company -- but you'd be wrong. These companies will charge you a fee to make the same moves you can make ...

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Every day, consumers pay untold sums to companies that promise a quick credit fix. Most of the time, that money is wasted. I understand why these offers might seem so enticing. Good credit can get you ...

I've seen folks raise their scores by 50+ points in just a few months, without doing anything fancy. They just learned which factors affected their score most, and focused on improving those areas.