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How Often Should You Check Your Credit Report?

Are you regularly checking your credit score? How often should you check your credit report?

What Lowers Your Credit Score?

Credit scores help lenders avoid bad debt by finding the most creditworthy borrowers. There are many different things that can affect a credit score.

Should You Buy Your First Home During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

With low mortgage rates and many people leaving larger cities for rural and suburban towns, is now a good time for you to buy a home?

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Your Credit Score and FICO Score: What's the Difference?

The FICO and VantageScore provide lenders with an understanding of your creditworthiness. Find out how they affect you.

How Paying Your Rent on Time Can Improve Your Credit Score

Reporting your on-time rent payments to credit bureaus can improve your credit score.

Credit Unions vs. Banks: What's the Difference?

Credit unions offer a great way to save money on interest and make more money on your deposits.

Which Is Better: Credit Cards or Debit Cards?

Choosing the right type of card is important to get the most out of your finances, make sure you understand the differences.

How To Build A Credit Score: 5 Ways To Boost Your Score

Are you new to using credit, or trying to build a credit score so that you can get approved for a loan? Learn about five ways you can boost your score.

March 21, 2020

How to Quickly Boost Your Credit Score

Learn about simple ways to boost your credit score online right now – instantly!

April 19, 2020

How to Quickly Boost Your Credit Score

Learn about simple ways to boost your credit score online right now – instantly!

5 Ways Your Credit Score Can Affect Your Life

This three digit number can tell anyone that looks at it how well you manage your money and how responsible you are overall.

January 24, 2020

5 Ways Your Credit Score Can Affect Your Life

This three digit number can tell anyone that looks at it how well you manage your money and how responsible you are overall.

Understand Your Credit Score and How It Affects You

Your credit score plays an important role in your financial life and beyond. Find out what affects your credit score and how you can improve it.

January 8, 2020

Understand Your Credit Score and How It Affects You

Your credit score plays an important role in your financial life and beyond. Find out what affects your credit score and how you can improve it.

4 Steps You Can Take to Increase Your Credit Score

Understanding your credit score can help your efforts to improve it and make a change in just a few months.

November 30, 2019

4 Things You Must Do To Properly Cancel a Credit Card

Canceling a credit card isn’t as simple as snipping it in half – there are steps that must be taken to formally close an account.

September 22, 2020

How to Build Credit When You Have None

It may seem impossible, but there are a few tried and true ways you can build your credit score the right way.

April 29, 2021

The Smart Way To Cancel A Credit Card

If you want to cancel a credit card, it means more than not using it or cutting it up into unrecognizable pieces.

November 28, 2020

How to Dispute a Credit Report Error

If you've worked hard to build good credit, it can be devastating to find out that your score has taken a hit despite being careful with your finances.

November 10, 2020