07/17/2020
IMPROVE YOUR CREDIT SCORE📈
A how-to guide📕:
1. Make all your payments on time, at the very least your minimum payments due. Every late payment will pull your credit score down.
2. Borrow no more than 66% of the credit limit of your credit card or line of credit (ie – keep a $5,000 cc balance under $3,300); the closer you are to your limit and going over your limit, even while making your regular payments, can negatively effect your credit score.
3. Keep your unused credit cards open and do not cancel. Believe it or not, having access to multiple credit cards and lines of credit are actually a good thing, so long as they are paid for responsibly. The longer the card reports on your credit report – the better.
4. Setup Auto payments for your cell phone. Previously, cell phone bills had little/no effect on your credit score; however, recent changes to the scoring system have put more weight into the repayment history of your phone.