These are volatile times that we live in, and nothing is surer than that the easy credit bubble that we have lived in for the last few years has burst. Now its is considerably more difficult to get credit and stores are paying much more attention to an individual's ability to repay their financial commitments than they did even 12 months ago. My sister got herself into such a situation and her credit history was a bit shaky. She was now considered a 'sub-prime' account and two things happened, her interest rates shot up and she was denied any new credit of any sort. I had a look on the internet and saw there were credit repair counseling companies who could help her repair the financial mess she was in. I am glad to say that they succeeded and things are looking a lot more optimistic for her.