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Discussions tagged credit score
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I just learned in a previous post that a FICO score is idfferent from your credit score. I'm totally ignorant about that. Can anyone help with explaining what a FICO score is?Last replied by :
Maria DCruz
more than a month ago
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I have a pretty good credit score (for now) and I want to get married in the next 3-4 years. I never asked my girlfriend about her credit score because I didn't think it would influence anything. Now, after I've read some articles on the internet, ILast replied by :
Dee W.
more than a month ago
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Roger Jones – in Credit CardsIs it wise to keep these open, or should I close them? I really only plan on using one of them for Internet purchases, but I didn't know if it would hurt my credit score to close the others?Last replied by :
Charles
more than a month ago
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Amanda Knoll – in Credit CardsAn interesting thing happened, which I wanted to share. I've had a credit card for about 5 years and just received a letter in the mail that the card company doesn't think that "we" can pay back our financial obligations because of the latest creditLast replied by :
Sumbo
more than a month ago
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ResolvedI have a different value for all of them, and not sure which one is important. I read somewhere that the score people look at is the FICO score, and the other scores are just for personal use, and aren't really looked at by others. My FICO score is wLast replied by :
Amanda Knoll
more than a month ago
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I've heard that you can credit piggyback on a relative or spouses good Credit Cards, and thus increase your own score, by becoming an authorized user on their accounts. I'm wondering, does the boost in Credit Score last only as long as they're listedLast replied by :
femilina
more than a month ago
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We want to find out what you did to fix up your credit. Would love to hear success stories here!Last replied by :
Charles
more than a month ago
