8 Simple Steps to a Higher Credit Score

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ive never had a credit card but i do owe money to some hospitals. im not qualified for credit cards. what can i do to improve my very poor credit score?

martin of TX 9:53AM March 10, 2011

How do I higher my credit score from 624? Olso how often is your credit score updated?

Lori of IL 10:09AM October 21, 2010

My score is 662 and I really need to get it up to 700. How do I go about doing that without hiring someone to help me?

Jennifer Yarbrough of NC 11:10AM July 14, 2010

I have always paid on time and allmost always paid more than the minumum balance. I have no negative credit. I own a home with perfect payment history.
My score is still 670 which is lower then it was when I had no credit history. How can that be?

Marsha of KS 11:36AM April 26, 2010

I have a 605 credit score im trying to buy a hause what do i need to do to higher my credit score in a short time thankyou jc.

jc of 1:18AM March 22, 2010

Hey - I just reviewed equifax report and found I have a really high debt to credit ratio because of just one new mortgage (99% debt because its new) - but represents only 50% of the value of the property - and - why does is have 0 as credit limit on report but is factored in as original loan amount as credit limit.. that is so unfair. So.. this '99%' debt added to all credit used (37% unsec/rev) usage results in a wopping 74% ... so hopefully any thoughts from the pro's? What am i missing?

James of NH 9:19PM February 02, 2010

i have a 575 credit score with a few little unpaid debt. i have a good bit of money saved to put down and will pay off the unpaid. how long will it take and is their something i can do to get it handled faster. thanks michael

michael of MS 10:09PM January 30, 2010

All my payments are on time if I need to raise my credit score to 16 points how much does making paying credit card debt 5500 limit at 3600 owed ...now paid in full raise it.

sandra of IL 2:59PM November 07, 2009

anyone now if i were to paydown my credit card debt which is 2,700 dollars on a card with a limit of 3,000 to 900.00 dollars how many points my fico score would go up...

pete grgurevic of CA 4:12PM October 17, 2009

anyone now if pay down my credit card that has a credit limit of 3,000, which my current balance is 2,700 down to 900.00 dollars how many points will my fico score go up..thanks pete

pete grgurevic of CA 4:08PM October 17, 2009