http://lexingtonlaw.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Lexington Law en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:33:37 GMT 2010-01-07T16:33:37Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772691 According to Bloomberg News, a credit score higher than 750 typically means you'll be approved for the lowest rates on loans for homes and vehicles. A credit score lower than 750 could force you to have . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:03:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772691 Lexington Law 2009-08-13T20:03:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734069   If you have recently received a copy of your credit report and are dismayed at some of the negative information you are seeing, you may be wondering what, if anything, you can do to legally . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:43:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734069 Lexington Law 2009-07-10T17:43:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719349 For some, bad credit loans are a necessary tool for purchasing a home or buying a new a automobile. They may have the money to pay for these purchases, but their credit rating is too poor to get approved . . . Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:46:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719349 Lexington Law 2009-06-23T16:46:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715726 Is Your 700 Credit Score High Enough to Refinance your Mortgage? With interest rates on home loans rates falling, homeowners are flocking to lenders with hopes of refinancing their home loans at . . . Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:28:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715726 Lexington Law 2009-06-19T15:28:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713630 There is an institution in today's economy that affects everything from your ability to obtain a mortgage loan, get approved for automobile insurance, and gain employment with certain organizations. . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:11:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713630 Lexington Law 2009-06-17T16:11:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709224 There are few topics as polarizing as credit repair. Depending on who you talk to, credit repair is usually thought of as impossible, illegal, something you can only do yourself, or something you need . . . Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:23:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709224 Lexington Law 2009-06-12T16:23:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700366   As is usually the case, even situations as troubling as the current credit crunch have a silver lining. In the case of the credit crunch, the lining is that the cost of large purchases are falling. . . . Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:24:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700366 Lexington Law 2009-06-03T17:24:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583591 Ask 10 people to define credit repair and you will probably get 10 different answers. Even amongst financial experts, there are disagreements about what credit repair is. So exactly what is credit . . . Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:01:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583591 Lexington Law 2009-02-03T20:01:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977538157 As anyone who has researched credit repair has heard, you have the right to repair your own credit. In fact, Dr. Randy Padawer, who co-wrote the best selling "FICO(R) 850" seminar for The Motley . . . Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:30:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977538157 Lexington Law 2008-12-17T18:30:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977492216 According to the FTC website "No one can legally remove accurate and timely negative information from a credit report. The law allows you to ask for an investigation of information in your file that . . . Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:06:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977492216 Lexington Law 2008-10-29T22:06:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977470886 Some credit card companies are automatically reducing credit limits to reduce risk. Companies typically increase the credit limits of customers who were using credit responsibly but now these companies . . . Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:53:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977470886 Lexington Law 2008-10-07T21:53:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446427 In 1991, Lexington Law Firm began offering credit repair services to the general public. Since then, Lexington has provided credit repair services to over 1/2 million credit repair clients and has essentially . . . Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:26:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446427 Lexington Law 2008-09-11T20:26:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432782 Most people acknowledge that maintenance and repair costs are a necessary compromise for the independence they gain from owning a car. But there is one important maintenance task everyone should undertake . . . Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432782 Lexington Law 2008-08-28T20:46:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395659 Misinformation and half-truths abound in discussions about credit reporting and scoring.   People have so many different ideas about what is true when it comes to dealing with their credit that . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:39:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395659 Lexington Law 2008-07-11T20:39:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380787 The majority of Americans have errors and other unverifiable information on their credit reports that could be dragging down their credit score. Odds are good that your credit score is lower than it . . . Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:24:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380787 Lexington Law 2008-06-23T22:24:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378355 It is frequently argued that disputing bad credit is like pleading not guilty and while comparing the credit system to the legal system is a helpful analogy for understanding what credit repair is and . . . Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:00:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378355 Lexington Law 2008-06-20T16:00:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377473 Getting started with repairing your credit is one of the very best things you can do for your financial well being. At the hands of the credit system, you are being abused in the form of inaccurate reporting . . . Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:22:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377473 Lexington Law 2008-06-19T17:22:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376845 In years past, the credit repair industry was tainted by fly by night credit repair clinics and other credit fixing scams.   Despite the need that many people had to get help with repairing their . . . Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:51:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376845 Lexington Law 2008-06-18T22:51:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367008 The tagline on the Lexington Law site says it all, they are "The Trusted Leader in Credit Report Repair". Lexington Law has been practicing credit repair for almost two decades and has successfully . . . Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:50:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367008 Lexington Law 2008-06-09T20:50:54Z