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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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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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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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F1 visa and credit card debt

I am currently in the US on an F1 visa and I have over 4000$ credit card debt (4 maxed out credit cards). I make on time payments each month and should pay it all within a year. Can I leave the US and ...
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Does a late mortgage payments hurt credit score if it was made within the grace period?

I'm a first time homeowner (USA) and just started making mortgage payments. My loan was sold to a different servicer within the first month of the loan, so I only made one payment to the first ...
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How credit score is improved after debts are paid off

Here is a scenario for the credit score improvement I am interested in. Suppose a person can not pay the credit card debts for over 6 months. This is very bad for his credit score because unpaid cards ...
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Which is worse for credit score: requesting the closure of a retail card or letting it close due to inactivity?

I applied and was approved for a TD Retail Card Services store credit card about two weeks ago but ultimately did not use it for my purchase. The card is currently sitting at $0 balance, and I do not ...
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Can debt collections show up on my credit report if the collectors haven't contacted me first?

Can debt collectors report to credit bureaus when they haven't contacted me yet?
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My credit utilization went down from 19% to 2%. Why did my credit score go down?

According to multiple different credit score trackers, between last month and this month, the only change on my credit report was a significant decrease in my credit utilization (from 19% to 2%), ...
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Why didn’t my credit score fully recover after paying off a collections account?

My credit score went down 58 points due to a medical collection account that got reported. I ended up paying the account in full and submitting a request for it to be removed from my credit report. ...
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Does overpaying credit card to pay a much larger sum than your credit limit to get cashback negatively impact credit score?

I am an immigrant and the concept of credit cards is fairly new to me, I understand it enough and know that using more than 30% percent of your credit card can hamper or negatively impact my credit ...
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Do secured and unsecured credit cards have a different effect on credit history/score?

I have a regular credit card from Bank of America, and I want to apply for another secured credit cards from capitol one and citi or US bank. What I want to know is: 1- Are there any differences ...
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