Avoid These 5 Common Credit Mistakes Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Save You may have checked your credit score once or twice over time as you applied for credit cards, loans, or even new jobs. But have you thought about it much since then? As you reach … [Read more...]
Do You Know Your Business Credit Score?
Your business credit score is as important as your personal score... But only 17% of biz owners know theirs...(see yours below for free)! You only get one chance to make a first impression. When small business owners work with new trade partners or lenders, that first impression is your … [Read more...]
6 Small and Easy Steps to Improve Your Credit Score
The best way to improve your credit score is simple, but not always that easy: Reduce your debt. Paying off your credit cards, or at least paying them down substantially, will not only increase your credit score, but having less debt will probably be more satisfying than a great credit score. And … [Read more...]
How FICO 9 May Increase Credit Scores
How medical debt and other collection items are tallied in a credit score is changing, potentially increasing the credit scores of millions of people. Called the FICO 9, the new credit score changes how medical collections are treated from non-medical changes, such as credit cards. A medical debt … [Read more...]
When It’s OK to Let a Credit Score Slip a Little
If you’ve got a good or excellent credit score and pay your bills on time and keep your credit balances low, then maintaining that score can seem like a headache. A credit score can be used in ways other than in determining what interest rate you’ll pay on a loan. It can also be used by employers, … [Read more...]