Comments on: Building a credit history using a secured credit card…?

By: John

John — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:10:49 +0000

I recommend you apply for a unsecured card first. Here is a list of credit cards to people with no credit history
http://www.ccvault.com/credit_cards/bad_credit.php

good luck

By: Jeremy P

Jeremy P — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:30:48 +0000

Sounds like you’re on the right track! Using a secured credit card is a great way to build your credit. But you might want to try an ‘unsecured’ credit card first. They actually have a wide variety of offers for people with poor / no credit– and you won’t pay a security deposit. See a complete list here:

http://www.asapcreditcard.com/poor-credit.html

In particular, I would highly recommend the Orchard Bank Platinum Card. It’s a very competitive ‘unsecured’ offer– plus, if you don’t qualify, Orchard will automatically offer you their secured card instead. This way, you only apply once– but can qualify for several different offers and limit the ‘credit inquiries’ on your credit report.

ALSO, if you pay your bills in full each month (before the ‘grace period’ ends) you won’t pay any interest on your charges…

Hope this helps. GOOD LUCK!

By: Tom V

Tom V — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:35:51 +0000

If you pay your bill in full every month before the due date, you will not get charged interest unless you let the balance carry over to the following months bill.

Your best bet is to get two credit cards, this will help increase your credit score faster.

By: gjkishere

gjkishere — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:03:15 +0000

If you pay your bills in full there will be no credit charges.

Doing so on a regular basis will soon attract lenders to send you offers for unsecured credit, and if you pay them off as quickly you will be building an outstanding credit history.