Let's say you want to do consumer credit repair. Lenders will be looking at five areas. Those factors all start with C: character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions.
Character
Character refers to how well lenders can trust you. If they know you personally, that's great. Oftentimes, this is determined by how well you've made payments on time.
Reports of 30, 60 and 90 day delinquencies don't look good on your credit as you can imagine. Every negative entry counts against your credit score. A report to showing all accounts in good standing is the goal in working toward repairing consumer credit.
Capacity
Capacity is your cash flow. You have to have enough money to handle the debt you're asking for. They look at your income and expenses for each month. Lenders rightfully want to make sure you have enough money to make the payments.
Capital
Capital shows that you know how to manage money long term. It's a look at your net worth. Lenders don't want to give money to people who need it. They want to lend to people who have shown to be able to use it wisely to build up more assets. That's a better lending risk for them.
Collateral
Collateral secures the debt. Some loans like mortgages are backed by the promise to return property if the loan is defaulted on. If there's something to get back, there's less risk to the lender. The last thing the lender wants is to have to deal with a returned house or car but it's still less risk if there's that incentive to stay current.
Conditions
Conditions are actually market and economic conditions. With the fall, consolidation, bail out, etc of many large financial institutions, lending guidelines have become tighter.
This can also apply to your local bank. If a banker is having a bad day, that's a potential condition that could affect whether you're approved or not.
When you're looking to repair consumer credit, remember the five Cs: character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions.
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