Bad credit means that your credit worthiness has been rated as poor. If you have bad credit and you are looking to repair it, here are the top 3 ways to fix your bad credit.
Your first step as well as top choice could be taking out a debt consolidation loan in the form of a secured/unsecured personal loan or a home equity loan, to pay off all the existing debts, especially all the high interest loans.
Secondly a debt consolidation loan gives an opportunity for lower monthly payouts and longer repayment schedules. This means your credit score increases and if you make your debt consolidation loan repayments on time, you can keep your credit score improving.
Last but not the least choice could be to look at all your credit card accounts. If you can make sure that all your credit card debts are below 30% of your allowed credit limit, by distributing your debts among them, your credit score will improve. Next step you could take is to make sure that you spend a minimum amount using your credit cards, so that you are able to make the credit card payments (not just the required minimum but the whole amount, if possible) within time. When you start making regular, on-time payments, it will automatically serve to improve your credit card rating steadily.
Adhering to these three rules consciously can fix your bad credit considerably in shorter period of time.