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Article Summary: What is a tradeline? Tradelines are credit accounts or loans and are extremely important for your credit score and your future. Without a good credit history, you won’t be able to buy a house on your own, or possibly even a car. Like it or not, we live in a credit world, and […]
Article Summary: Car repossession occurs when a borrower stops making loan payments and the lender removes the vehicle from the borrower’s property and possession. A repossession remains on a credit report for seven years and negatively impacts your score. However, it is possible to rebuild your credit score after a repossession. No one wants a […]
Article Summary: When a lender legally seizes property to repay a debt, this is called repossession. Repossessions most commonly occur when you fall behind on repaying a loan. And, unfortunately, they show up on, and negatively affect, your credit report. In this article, we will explain two types of repossessions, answer the question “how long […]
Article Summary: Every time you apply for a new line of credit, lenders will usually take a hard credit pull on your credit report. A single hard credit inquiry only drops your FICO® Score (the most commonly used scoring model) by about five points. But multiple inquiries — particularly if they are fraudulent or inaccurate […]
Tax liens are the nuclear option in the IRS’s arsenal. They can affect all your property, including your home and vehicles. Even financial assets and businesses that you might own are not safe. Also, they can attach to assets that you buy once the IRS issues the demand for payment. The good news is that […]
In partnership with Experian and fintech company Finicity, FICO recently announced a new credit scoring model called the UltraFICO Score. This new score will give customers the choice to include data from their bank accounts as well. This marks the first time the credit scoring pioneer has included consumer-contributed data in its credit scoring calculations. This makes it possible for people who can’t […]
If you have bad credit or you’re looking to get your first credit account, a credit card can help you establish a great credit score. But getting a credit card isn’t always wise or possible. For example, student credit cards typically have an income requirement, which is hard to meet if you’re going to school full time. And secured credit […]
Your credit score is a three-digit snapshot of your credit history and provides lenders with an idea of how trustworthy you are as a borrower. The better your credit score, the easier it is to get approved for loans and credit cards and score low interest rates along the way. But what is a perfect credit […]
Unfortunately, there are no debit cards that build credit. Debit cards and credit cards have different functions and purposes, so if you try to get a debit card that builds credit, you’ll be disappointed. “When you use a debit card, the payment is taken directly from your bank account unlike a credit card where you […]
How much you owe makes up 30% of your FICO credit score. A big part of that – though not the whole thing – is how much you owe on your credit cards. Having a low credit utilization rate is crucial to building and maintaining an excellent credit score. Read on to learn how to […]
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