What Affects my Credit Score?

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

From the day that you get a credit card you will start earning a credit score.  Credit scores are important and can help you get loans and show how financially responsible you are.  Certain things you do will affect your score either negatively or positively and will affect ...

Responsible borrowing can protect credit score from limit cuts

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Credit Score Report Jeremy M. Simon covers credit scoring and other issues as a staff reporter for CreditCards.com. Ask a question. 'Credit ...

Credit Repair Raise Your Credit Score With Ease

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Maybe you opened too many credit cards at one time, or purchased a car you really could not afford. Or maybe you fell ill, and racked up a bunch of medical bills you did not ask for. For whatever reason, many people find themselves ...

Lines of credit and other components of your credit score explained

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

See updated story: The components of a FICO score The most frequently used credit score is the Fair Isaac Corp. score (also known as the FICO score), which ranges between 300 and 850.  A "good" FICO score is one that exceeds 750, while a "bad" ...

What Credit Score Do You Need a Rent an Apartment?

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Credit Q&A: “What credit score do you need to rent an apartment?” Like all things credit, nothing is written in stone here, but obviously the higher the credit score the better (what is a good credit score?). Apartment shoppers should realize that not all landlords pull credit, and ...