How Healthy Are Your Credit Scores?

How to Use a Credit Card to Build Your Credit Score

Credit cards aren’t the only way to establish your credit history,but they are usually the easiest way to create a credit history because it is usually easier to open a credit card than other forms of credit such as a car loan or mortgage (lenders are less likely to lend that much money to [...]

Consumers Beware:Applying for Credit Can Torpedo a Credit ScoreConsumers Beware:Applying for Credit Can Torpedo a Credit Score

One of the most common and detrimental errors that consumers make in regard to their credit score may also be the most innocent mistake of all.

Without even realizing that they are doing anything wrong,millions of Americans each year inadvertently sink their credit scores by a significant amount just by applying for credit cards and loans.

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