Hi All,Some time ago - back in late March 2015 specifically - Yahoo! Finance did a piece on credit scores. Basically they discussed how the final credit score number is generated. Click on this link for the video - and note that a credit score is composed of 5 parts: payment history, debt balance, length of credit history, new credit applications and types of credit.
The rest of this brief blog post will discuss ways to increase your credit score.
Bankrate.com has an article titled, '7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Credit Score'
Myfico.com has an article titled, 'Improve Credit Score: Tips Repair and Improve Your Credit Score'.
Even Forbes.com got into the act with an article on credit scores...title of the article is '11 Ways to Raise Your Credit Score, Fast'.
US News and World Reports wrote an article called '10 Simple Ways to Raise Your Credit Score'.
So there you have it...a total of 28 ways to help you increase your credit score - and from different sources. Finally, the Federal Reserve Bank has a link titled '5 Tips: Improving Your Credit Score' - which can be found at this link.
Finally, if you need to contact individual credit score companies, click the following links:
TransUnion, Equifax and Experian.
We have a whole bunch of books in the library if you are interested in reading a book on increasing your credit score. Click here for a link to the card catalog for the books on credit scores and how to increase your credit score.
Hope the links help you increase your credit score - and fast!
Regards,
Stu
