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How closing credit cards affects your credit score

How closing credit cards affects your credit score

If there are old merchant cards and other credit cards taking up space in your wallet, you may be tempted to close those accounts, since you don’t use them anymore. However, that would be a bad move for your credit score. Even though you’re not using them, those old credit cards are helping your credit [...]

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Are You Unintentionally Hurting Your Own Credit Score?

Are You Unintentionally Hurting Your Own Credit Score?

NationalCreditReport.com, a leader in credit report, credit score and credit monitoring services, reminds consumers that there are many things that might seem like a good idea when working to get a good credit score, but consumers should do their research before taking any steps that might cause credit report damage. “There are some common mistakes [...]

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How long does it take to establish a good credit score?

How long does it take to establish a good credit score?

Question: How long does it take to establish a good credit score? Answer: Your question is rather loaded as there are so many variables associated with the answer. To start off with, you need to define what a good credit score is. Understand that any negative comment will remain on your credit report for usually [...]

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What will happen if I don’t pay my credit card bills?

What will happen if I don’t pay my credit card bills?

Question: What will happen if I don’t pay my credit card bills? Answer: The first thing that happens is a derogatory remark of late payment goes on your credit file when you are 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days late. Your credit score is based 33 percent on payment history, so any late payments [...]

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Factors That Lower Your Credit Score

Factors That Lower Your Credit Score

Any people know ways to increase their credit score, but what factors actually lower your credit score? 1) Accounts that have been open less than three years. Having long term credit accounts that you consistently pay on time is an important indicator of stability. As your credit history ages, your score should increase. 2) Anytime [...]

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Credit Score Rating Scale: How It Is Done and What It Does To You

Credit Score Rating Scale: How It Is Done and What It Does To You

Your credit history is a very important document that creditors, certain companies and certain landlords will take a look in order to determine your credibility. For banks and credit card companies, they look at your credit history in order for them to determine if you are a person that pays bills on time. This means [...]

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Improving Your Credit Score: Ways to Do It Quickly

Improving Your Credit Score: Ways to Do It Quickly

If you have been denied of a loan or a credit card, it may have something to do with an important number that will determine if you are credit worthy. This number is called your credit score. This number is what creditors, such as banks and credit card companies will look at in order to [...]

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