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What is a credit score and how can we improve it?

A credit score helps the creditors or the lenders determine the risk in providing a loan. It’s a numerical quantity meant to assess your credit worthiness. Borrowers with high credit score easily qualify for a loan than those with low scores. The most popular among them is FICO score prepared by Fair Isaac Corporation. There are various types of score available to judge borrowers credit worthiness.Factors on which FICO scores are based:

35% on your past payment records
30% on the amount that you currently owe
15% depends on your credit history
10% on any new credit that you have applied for
10% depends on the types of credit that you manage

Credit score ranges from 340 to 820 and a score of 650 are taken as the average one. The higher your credit score, the lower is the interest rate on your loan. Therefore it is important to maintain a good score. Here are some of the ways through which you can build up good credit score.

  • Past payment records - You should always try to meet your bills at right time. Late payment history can have negative impact on your credit score.
  • Reduce your outstanding debts - Try to pay off high interest debts first. But don’t close old and unused accounts rapidly; this will increase your debt to credit limit which has a negative affect on your credit score.
  • Credit history - Try to improve your credit history. Do not open too many accounts in a short span of time because then it will imply that you are not able to manage your credit properly.
  • Manage your new credit efficiently - Work out a budget taking into account your finance and credit. Try to restrict yourself to a medium credit limit and not a higher one as suggested by your creditors.

Apart from a having a good payment habits, try to remove any errors from your credit report as that can also have a negative impact on your credit score.
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