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A good credit score is what everyone is looking for.
A good credit score helps you in many ways including
loan availablility at low interest rate. Therefore it is very important to know your credit score and maintain it.
Many of us are not bothered to check our credit score and remaining have not checked it for last many years.
Credit report is a copy of all of your credit transactions. Credit report is a paper filled with numbers,
abbreviations, and technical terms. The credit report is divided into four sections one "heading" for identifying
information, one for "credit history" where each creditor will list your account number, date when you opened the
account, the kind of credit, the total loan amount, your minimum monthly payment and other information,
one for "public records" where judgments, tax liens and bankruptcies are listed that will bring your credit rating,
and one for "inquiries" which is a list of everyone who's asked to see your credit report.
There are many factors which have impact on your credit score, good or bad. One of the important factor is your
payment history. If you had paid all your previous bills on time, you can expect to have good credit score,
likewise if you were a defaulter in your previous bill payments then this will have bad impact on your credit score.
Total outstanding debt also matters a lot while calculating your credit score. Your credit history and new credit is
also taken into account.
Any score that tops 750 is considered a good credit risk. Knowing your credit will not directly help you getting good
credit but you can know if someone else has taken credit in your name and you have become the victim of identity
theft. By knowing your credit score you will know where you stand financially and what are your chances of getting
new credits.
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