Credit Cards for no Credit . Where to begin.

When you are a student or have no credit history it may be a daunting task to figure out where to begin. Here a few pointers to help you establish credit and get your first credit card.

*Have a checking or savings account with a steady sum of money in it for at least 6 months.

*Your parents could help, buy asking for additional credit cards in your name. The parent does not have to actually give you the card. I found this out with my son-when he went to college, and applied for student loans he had established some credit with Sears card. I do not know which other cards this will work with.

*Try to get a department store card. I do not recomend using store cards because interest rates are high. For the purpose of establishing credit, you could get a store card, put a couple of purchases on them and pay them off. If you do not purchase anything with it, credit card companies can not recognize weather you pay responsibly.

* Employment history is a factor that is considered by most Credit Card Companies. You should have the same job for 6 months or longer. The longer the better.

* Utility bills, and cell phone bills on some occasions can some times help in determining your Credit worthiness.

Okay, above I have outlined what you need to do in order to establish credit in order to get a real unsecured credit card. But you may want to jump start the system and get a secure credit card.

A secure credit card is often secured with money- more like a bank account.

Some secure cards require a security deposit. If you do not pay, they take the deposit.

Other secure cards only allow you to use them at certain stores.

In most cases Secure Credit cards for no credit will require you to deposit your credit line on top of the security deposit. Say deposit $500 for a $500 credit line.

There are also annual fees associated with secure credit cards for no credit.

Before signing up for that unsecure credit card be sure to read the “Terms of Service”, that should be somewhere on the application. It is very important that you understand all of the fees associated with an secure credit card.

Similar Posts:

Unsecured Business Credit Cards

Unsecured business credit cards allow you to get a card without providing any testimony of your bank