Anne has always been on top of her bills, and has a great credit score, but John is quite the opposite. Anne decides to give him some information of the way to the library
Anne, I was hoping you would be able to fill me in on all of this credit information. I have recently gotten declined for a loan, and my credit score is awful!
A few more questions... First, what goes into a credit score?
Have you checked your credit report in a while... there may be some errors found on it that you could dispute, which would then help your credit score, so you can end up getting a loan
So negative items can come off of your credit report?
Absolutely!!
A lot of people look at your credit report! When you want a loan, the lender will look at it, when you want a job, your employer looks at it... This is why you must check it for errors
Well, how come these credit reports are so important? Do people even look at them?
It is something you will want to work on considering the highest/best credit score you can get is an 850
There are 5 main factors that go into your credit score.. 1)New credit, 2) Payment History, 3) Amounts Owed, 4) Credit Mix, 5) Length of History
Is my credit score of 550 bad?
Thank you so much Avery. After we leave I am going to print out my free annual credit report immediately!
Of course! If you need anything else, let me know :)