How Your Credit Score Determines The Size Of Your Bank Account
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How Your Credit Score Affects Your Financial Health
Overview
Every time you apply for a loan, receive credit, or pay a bill, it influences your credit score?"a key factor that affects your financial life.
Major Credit Agencies
The three primary credit agencies?"Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion?"determine your credit score. Lenders and companies rely on these scores to decide the terms of credit and loans they offer you.
What's in Your Credit Score?
Your credit score comprises several factors from your financial history, with a focus on past issues. Key components include:
- Late Payments: Late payments on rent, mortgage, phone bills, or credit cards can negatively impact your score. Defaulting on payments can affect your score for up to seven years.
- Credit Utilization: Owing a high percentage of your credit limit can decrease your score. It's better to spread your debt across multiple cards with available credit than to max out one card.
Shared financial obligations with someone else, like a spouse, can also affect your score if they miss payments or default.
Understanding FICO
The most common credit score is the FICO score, developed by the Fair Isaac Corporation. It's a number that represents your creditworthiness.
Common Misconceptions
People often worry that checking their credit score will lower it. However, when lenders pull your score for a mortgage, it doesn’t hurt. But frequent applications for credit cards or loans can negatively impact your score if they occur within a short period.
Why Your Credit Score Matters
A low credit score can lead to loan denials or higher interest rates. Your score directly affects the terms of mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and more. Paying all your bills on time can improve your score, saving you significant money in interest over time.
Free Credit Reports
Companies often offer free credit reports, but these typically come from only one of the three major agencies. Since lenders use a tri-merge report, which calculates an average by discarding the highest and lowest scores, relying on a single report can be misleading. Always request a comprehensive report and check your middle score to get an accurate picture.
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By managing your credit wisely and being informed about how it works, you can strengthen your financial standing and ensure better terms on all types of credit.
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