Speaking of Credit
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Stories & Articles
- Forget the 30 percent credit utilization ‘rule’ – it’s a myth
- Should I pay off or close my credit card to get a better mortgage?
- Credit scoring effect of opening vs. closing credit cards
- Paying off in full vs. settling maxed-out card debt
- Can decades of excellent credit disappear from my report?
- When paying off multiple credit card balances backfires
- How a balance transfer can negatively impact your credit score
- How will removing authorized user affect their credit score?
- Best strategy to raise my credit score beyond 750?
- Q&A: Does being an authorized user on too many cards hurt my score?
- Wrongly reported old delinquencies can keep credit score low
- 6 questions to ask when adding an authorized user to your card
- How and when to pay new cards to boost credit score
- Q&A: With multiple credit checks, timing is key
- Mixed credit files: How to avoid, fix them
- Yes, worry about a 30-point discrepancy in your credit scores
- Don’t close your credit card accounts to win a mortgage
- Being added as authorized user can boost credit age, score
- Lenders may remember old charge-off forever
- Promotional inquiries’ impact on your credit score
- Credit utilization rules for managing your credit score
- Credit score still damaged after report error fixed
- What day is my card balance reported to the credit bureaus?
- Authorized users can’t access credit card account information
- 5 credit don’ts for homebuyers applying for mortgages