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How serious are you about credit repair? Some people are happy to improve their credit, others are not satisfied until they master their credit scores. If you are aspiring for credit repair perfection, then you are ready for a lesson in the Zen of FICO.

Credit Repair Matters

Your credit score is just a number, and yet it can have a huge impact on your life. And in the wake of the credit-meltdown of 2007 creditors have tightened their guidelines and will now make sure you pay dearly for any deficiency in your credit score. Credit repair has never been more important.

Before you apply for a home mortgage, you will want to make sure your FICO score is the best that it can be. However, there are some things about the way that credit is reported that aren’t common knowledge. For instance, creditors actually pay the bureaus more money to upload information that lowers your credit than to add good information. In 2005, the credit bureaus’ revenue from late payments went up from 1.8% to 30%! This means that if there’s a black mark on your report, whether or not it’s a fair one, the credit bureau is not motivated to remove it.