Questions tagged [credit-history]
for questions related to credit worthiness history, related tags credit-score, credit-rating and credit-report
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Does payment in the UK with UK billing address by using an EU debit card influence your UK credit score?
As per the title; additional clarification: the payment is in GBP and my debit card is registered at an EU address. I'm paying by using a paper payment slip, and I don't think that mismatch between ...
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What is the effect of filing a CCPA deletion request to the the credit reporting agencies?
Credit reporting agencies are required to comply with consumer privacy laws. Some of them, like TransUnion, do so transparently. They report they had 275 deletion requests, of which all 275 they ...
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Is it a good idea to take a loan just to build borrowing history? (United States)
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My current car, a hand-me-down from a family member, is 10+ years old with ~100k miles and starting to have enough problems that maintenance costs are quickly piling up. Over the last 2 years ...
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How can a senior finance building a home with no current credit score but good equity in current home?
Many seniors have paid off their mortgages and car loans and haven't needed to borrow money in years, hence have no current credit score. Senior wants to downsize home but there is nothing suitable on ...
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How much does having an installment loan in your credit history matter vs simply having a good credit score?
Let's say you want to buy a starter home (at a reasonable budget for your income level) and have an excellent credit score of ~800, but you have zero history of taking an installment loan (student, ...
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Will paying off a defaulted loan from 20 years ago affect my credit?
I defaulted on a loan 20+ years ago, which has since fallen off my credit report. My credit score today is excellent. If I were to pay the balance being asked for by the current debt owner/collector (...
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How to maintain high credit score while opening too many credit cards?
Multiple credit cards have new user promo offers ($100 off first payment or similar).
I wish to take full advantage of these offers, and open about 4 new credit cards within the next year.
However, I ...
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0 APR Promotional Offer For Credit Cards
I’m currently learning about personal finance and I just found out that there are some credit cards that will give zero interest rate for a certain period of time (10-20 months).
I know that to get a ...
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Should I put my mortgage in deferment?
Times have been rough! I lost my job and despite interviewing I have only been ghosted by recruiters and companies. I have started offering tech/software consulting services but given I am new to the ...
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How can I open a student bank account when I am getting rejected for not having enough credit history?
I am presently a university student in the United Kingdom. I attempted to establish a student bank account through HSBC, but my application was declined due to a poor credit score. After some online ...
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How do I raise my credit score from 720 to 800?
My FICO 8 score is 721 and my VantageScore 3.0 is 735. I have opened 2 accounts in the past 2 years:
An AMEX Gold card in October 2022
$30k loan in May 2022 to purchase a vehicle
I also have a 30 ...
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Which is better to build credit score? Becoming an authorized user of another credit card or get a personal secured credit card?
I am new to the US with a F-2(student dependent) visa, I want to have credit history and build credit score in the US. I think I have three options but don't know which is better to do or maybe better ...
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Why can't you see your credit score at all times?
I've just seen over the years that you can check your credit score now and then and sometimes it might lower it a small amount just to check.
Why isn't credit some transparent function of various ...
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What is effect of full settlement on credit report
Suppose one has delinquency on credit cards that show R9 on the credit report. If he settles the credit card company with full payment, the credit report will show the status of settlement of full ...
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What will happen if I remove myself as an authorized user of a credit card?
If I am an authorized user of a credit card for a period of time and the card owner has a good credit score and has a positive effect on my credit report, if I want to remove myself as an authorized ...
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