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4 Credit Score Myths

4 Credit Score Myths

1) Checking your credit score/history will negatively affect you This is incorrect. Personal inquiries are considered “soft inquiries”, and soft inquiries do not count against you. Soft inquiries are not part of an individual’s credit score calculation. Check your own score all you want, it will not hurt you. 2) Your score is the only [...]

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Check Credit Score Free Right Now Through Bank of America

Check Credit Score Free Right Now Through Bank of America

I stumbled over this the other day when checking my bank account with Bank of America. Currently, under the Customer Service tab when logged in, choose monitor credit report. You can do a 30 day free trial, assuming you cancel before the 30 days, and get your credit reports and scores from the 3 agencies [...]

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Why 3 in 1 Credit Reports Make Sense

Why 3 in 1 Credit Reports Make Sense

You probably wouldn’t be satisfied to see only 1/3 of a medical report about your health – or even to see 1/3 of an inspection report on your car. So why should you be content to see only 1/3 of your credit history? Single bureau credit reports paint only 1/3 of a consumer’s credit history [...]

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