Posts Tagged ‘Current’

How fast is your credit score affected by changes in credit utilization?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

great_and_mighty_adam_levine asked: Basically, how current is the credit agencies records?
Under normal conditions, my credit utilizaiton varies wildly.
When applying for credit, I generally want 10-20% credit utilization. I can make that happen, but I wanted to know:
How long after I make it 10-20% should I apply for credit?
How long do I need to hold my [...]

How high can my credit score climb if I have only credit cards in my credit history?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

leanora asked: My current credit score is 745 and I’ve built it solely by using credit cards and paying on time (but never had any loans). Somebody told me that the abscence of installement-paid loan will prevent my score from climbing much higher. Is it true? Should I take some consumer loan to boost my [...]


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