This document provides tips on how to quickly increase a credit score. It discusses the five main factors that determine a credit score, including payment history (35%), amounts owed (30%), length of history (15%), types of credit used (10%), and new credit (10%). It provides specific actions people can take under each factor, such as getting a secured credit card to improve payment history, paying down credit card balances to lower amounts owed, and becoming an authorized user on an older account to extend length of history. The document also debunks common credit score myths and provides resources for further information.
This document provides tips on how to quickly increase a credit score. It discusses the five main factors that determine a credit score, including payment history (35%), amounts owed (30%), length of history (15%), types of credit used (10%), and new credit (10%). It provides specific actions people can take under each factor, such as getting a secured credit card to improve payment history, paying down credit card balances to lower amounts owed, and becoming an authorized user on an older account to extend length of history. The document also debunks common credit score myths and provides resources for further information.
This document provides tips on how to quickly increase a credit score. It discusses the five main factors that determine a credit score, including payment history (35%), amounts owed (30%), length of history (15%), types of credit used (10%), and new credit (10%). It provides specific actions people can take under each factor, such as getting a secured credit card to improve payment history, paying down credit card balances to lower amounts owed, and becoming an authorized user on an older account to extend length of history. The document also debunks common credit score myths and provides resources for further information.