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Getting the best mortgage and credit card rates comes down to one number: your credit score. Sumi Das from CBS Moneywatch has tips on how you can improve your credit.

5 financial Band-Aids that can make the bleeding worse

You've resolved to improve your financial situation this year. Maybe you want to pay off a loan, knock off some credit card debt or boost your credit score. Way to go! As you set out to

Five Financial Band-Aids That can Make the Bleeding Worse

You've resolved to improve your financial situation this year. Maybe you want to pay off a loan, knock off some credit card debt or boost your credit score. Here's how to do it

Credit Score Zealots Pursue Fool's Errand for Top Score

Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financialplanner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it's780, which is 69 points above the median score. Rose, who lives in Carbondale, Illinois , said he opened ...

Credit Score Zealots Pursue Fool’s Errand

Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financial planner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it’s 780, which is 69 points above the median score.

Credit-Score Zealots Obsess on 800

Many consumers have taken unnecessary pains to drive their credit-score numbers past the FICO standard of excellence

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When it comes to cultivating a credit score , you've probably got the good citizen routine down cold. You pay on time, try to wipe out the entire balance every month and never close too many accounts at once.

Got A Minute? Boost Your Credit In Six Easy Steps

n Fair Isaac's scale of 300 to 850. How they earned those gold stars is no secret. A quick peek into their credit files reveals that these star pupils haven't got any fancy tricks up their sleeves.

Chasing high credit score may be pointless

Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financial planner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it’s 780, which is 69 points above the median score. Rose, who lives in Carbondale, Illinois , said he opened up a second credit card last year to establish another line of credit and help boost his score.