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Turning Lead Into Gold - Getting A Credit Card With Bad Credit

By: Michael D. Strauss

There are plenty of ways to get a credit card, even if you have declared bankruptcy. While your credit score might be low, you can take some simple steps to get a credit card.

First of all, decide what kind of credit card you would like to have. An unsecured card is more difficult to acquire than a secured credit card. Once you have decided what kind of card you are seeking, I would first try to get a second job for a few hours a week to boost your take home pay. Credit card companies want to know your debt to income ratio before they will issue a credit card to you. The higher the take home pay, the more free cash you have, and the less likely you are to default in the eyes of an underwriter.

If you find that your extra take home pay is not enough, then you can open a savings or checking account at a bank. Take as much extra money as you can spare from each paycheck and put it into the account and let it accumulate. Next, ask the bank what the minimum deposit required would be to open a Certificate of Deposit. If it is low enough, say $250 or $500, move your cash from your bank account to the CD.

Next, ask the bank if you can have a loan in the amount of the CD and pledge the CD as collateral for the loan. Your bank won't refuse this; they have the CD if you default. Begin paying on the loan and pay ahead of schedule; pay off the loan early. Now, ask your bank for another loan of $500, but without the CD as collateral.

If they will not grant the loan, you can call a credit card company at this point and ask for an unsecured credit card. If they still won't give you credit, you can take the money out of the bank account and send it to open a secured credit card. Secured credit cards will want to see that you can send some money to open the credit card before they put any of their credit in.

As you make timely payments on the secured credit card, you are issued more and more credit. You can either keep the credit card at this point and gradually up the limit to your liking, or you can call for an unsecured credit card showing that you have made timely payments on your secured credit card.

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Michael writes on how to apply for credit cards in the UK, with advice on mainstream offerings and poor credit history cards.

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