One of the biggest casualties of this economic crisis may be your credit score.

A new report shows that nearly 25% of all Americans—that’s almost 43 million people—have a credit score lower than 599.

And THAT can end up costing you a bundle. 

It doesn’t take something catastrophic like foreclosure to take a good credit score down.  Missed mortgage payments, late credit card or utility payments, running up your credit card balances to make ends meet...it can all add up to a much lower credit score.

Your credit score is more important than ever in today’s tight credit market.  the difference of only a few points on your credit score can cost you as much as half a percent on a loan.  Doesn’t sound like much until you think of it this way:  over the life of a $100,000 loan that half percentage point could cost you as much as $11,000!

The good news is that no matter what your score, we have simple, proven steps you can take right now that will help boost your credit score.  Get started now…

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