
FREE Credit Score Hacks Everyone Needs to Know!
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#3 This is your comprehensive overview of credit scores and credit reporting. Learn free and fast ways to instantly boost even bad credit and get closer to a perfect score, including actionable strategies you’ve never heard of. You’ll gain an understanding of how credit reports are put together and how to use FICO score calculations to your advantage. I also highlight the importance of monitoring your credit to catch and correct errors, and I suggest tools to do just that. You’ll walk away with the ability to create an action plan to level up your credit game so that you don’t have to worry when a lender goes to pull your credit for a loan.
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Sources of stats:
- Check your free credit report yearly (or every week if you’re into that): https://www.annualcreditreport.com
- FTC article reporting on credit report errors: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2013/02/ftc-study-five-percent-consumers-had-errors-their-credit-reports-could-result-less-favorable-terms
- What goes into FICO® Scores? https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/whats-in-your-credit-score
- Why your credit score might suddenly drop: https://www.cnbc.com/select/credit-score-drop/#:~:text=But%20a%20longer%2C%2090%2Dday,can%20pay%20them%20in%20full
- Experian Boost to improve your score by linking bill payments to your credit report: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-experian-boost-and-how-does-it-work/
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