Credit Scores
5 Important Credit Score Tips
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Understanding your credit score is a key component of your finances. In this video we share the top 5 things you should know about credit scores.
Highlights:
- Check your credit scores often, because that helps you see what lenders see.
- Pay your bills on time, because it builds your positive payment history.
- Having a mix of credit accounts can help your credit scores.
- Keep your debt to credit ratio low, which is not using all of the credit available to you.
- If you see something wrong on your credit report, file a dispute.