Credit can be confusing, slow going and hard to get right. Having good credit can save you tens of thousands of dollars over your lifetime and give you access to opportunities for a better financial future. We want to help you with this and shed some light out how this machine works. On this episode, we talk about understanding credit, types of credit and using credit to your advantage.
With Great Credit Comes Great Responsibility!
Resources & Links From The Episode
Credit Reports/Monitoring
Credit Karma - Free Credit Scores
As a member, you can see your accounts, your last reported balances and what's affecting your credit scores.
Annual Credit Report
AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site to get your free annual credit reports. This right is guaranteed by Federal law. You can verify this is the official site by visiting the CFPB's website.
Credit Agencies
Check with your credit card company and see if they have free reports, scores, and monitoring as part of having an account with them. Some companies like Discover and Capital One offer this service to cardholders.
Shopping For Credit
NerdWallet
NerdWallet's helpful tools, expert info, and tailored insights make it easy.
Quickly compare tons of options to find your best, Credit Cards, Savings Account, Online Broker, Mortgage, Personal Loan.
Types Of Credit
To have a high credit score you will need all 3 types of credit
- Type 1 = Mortgage(s)
- Given a loan, with real estate as collateral, interest is amortized over a long period of time, usually over 30 years.
- Type 2 = Revolving lines
- Credit cards
- Unsecured lines of credit
- Secured lines by a deposit account
- Type 3 = Installment loans
- Car loan
- Student loans
Length of time your accounts are open
- Longer the better
- SHOULD I PAY OFF my car or my house
Percentage of the balances on your loans
- Keep below 33% or ⅓
- Pay down your balances
- OR…. increase your credit limits
Other factors to consider
- Inquiries or applying for credit cards and loans lower your score temporarily
- “Shopping” is allowed
- Try NerdWallet to shop
If you are trying to increase your credit score, make sure you have all three typesof loans, make sure they have been open for a really long time (in good standing), and make sure that the available credit to you is ⅔ unused or greater. (33% used)
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