How To Raise Your Credit Score

JACKSONVILLE --  There are two numbers that follow you throughout life.  Your social security number and your credit score.  Many folks are more familiar with the former. In this article, we take a look at some of the myths about credit scores and how to improve yours.

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Consumer Smart: Managing Your Credit Score

Alan Bligh with the BBB joins John Thomas on 3 News First Edition to talk about how to best manage your credit score.

5 ways to improve your credit score

When you apply for a credit card, loan or mortgage, the provider will check your credit file - held by the credit reference agencies Experian, Callcredit and Equifax - before deciding whether to accept you as a customer. And if you have a low credit score, their response is likely to be negative.

New credit cards can ding your credit score

Tinesha Ross, a MBNA employee, walks by the credit card museum at MBNA in Wilmington, Del., in this 2003 file photo. / GANNETT FILE PHOTO Don’t apply for or accept any other new credit for three months to six months before going out to look for a car loan, said Anthony A. Sprauve, director of public relations for FICO.

Video: Boost your credit score

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.

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If you can resist the urge to overspend, then raising your credit limit could benefit you in various ways.

Credit score focus of new celeb-backed debit card

Personal finance media personality Suze Orman is thinking big. She's the   first out of the gate in the fast-growing prepaid debit card market with a card that aims to help its users build a credit score. ...

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Once negative accounts are removed from your credit reports, your credit score will be based on the current and positive accounts that you have.

5 steps to a better credit score

How is your overall financial health? Do you know what your FICO score is? Do you even know what FICO stands for? If improving your credit score is one of your resolutions for 2012, there is hope.Your FICO score, which stands for Fair Isaac Corporation (the company who created the formula) is something you can check for free annually through three different credit bureaus.