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6 Tips for Improving Your Credit Score

3/16/2017

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6 Tips for Improving Your Credit Score
Your credit score is important. It determines how easy it is to obtain a loan for a car, house, or business purchase. Your score is expressed as a number that ranges between 300 and 850 points. The closer you are to 850 points, the more likely you are to receive a loan and the less you'll pay in interest.

Here are six tips to improve your credit score:
  1. Pay your bills on time. Ask your credit card providers or lenders to set all your due dates on the same day, and then set a reminder in your calendar. Consider using auto-pay for more important bills like credit cards and mortgage payments.
  2. Manage your credit card debt limits. Ask your credit issuers to increase your card line limit. You can also limit the amount of credit card debt you accumulate by paying your bill in full each month, stop using a card but not closing the account, or switching to cash as you approach your line limits.
  3. Build a credit history. The sooner you get started in establishing a credit history, the sooner you'll establish a track record of payments that give lenders confidence in your ability to repay debt.
  4. Create variety. Manage your debt, but understand that making student loan payments on time, paying off credit card debts and other loans can present you as a quality credit risk to prospective lenders.
  5. Manage your credit hits. Try to limit the number of new accounts you open over a short period of time. Each hard inquiry will only impact your credit score by a few points, but each one stays on your credit report for two years.
  6. Know your number. Last, but not least, know your credit score. Sometimes a low score can be the result of an error in your credit history or a recent identity theft problem. You have the right to receive your credit report free once per year from each of the major credit reporting agencies. Learn more about viewing your credit report at AnnualCreditReport.com.
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