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    Tiffany8695 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 26, 2007, 05:09 PM
    Consolidating Credit and Buying a Home
    My husband and I are looking to buy our first home. We just met with a lender and checked our credit. I had some problems with credit cards a 8 - 10 months back and decided to consolidate. It has been 4 months now and my credit cards are showing that I have not paid for the last 7 months. What if anything can I do? I have good credit otherwise on student loans and car loans. Will this hinder us from buying a home?
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    Oct 10, 2007, 12:21 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Tiffany8695
    My husband and I are looking to buy our first home. We just met with a lender and checked our credit. I had some problems with credit cards a 8 - 10 months back and decided to consolidate. It has been 4 months now and my credit cards are showing that I have not paid for the last 7 months. What if anything can I do? I have good credit otherwise on student loans and car loans. Will this hinder us from buying a home?
    I would get in touch with the credit card company and dispute the charges. If you pull you credit by using Equifax you can dispute the charges through them.
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    Oct 10, 2007, 12:22 PM
    Yes indeed you want to have those entries corrected. Once done, then you should have a prety good score to get a decent rate.
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