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Tips for Improving Your Credit Score

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Do you even know your credit score? It’s a very important number. If your score is just two points below the most desirable scores of 700 or better, it can cost you thousands of dollars in interest on a home mortgage.

Your credit score is the number one tool that lenders use to determine the interest rates you’ll pay for credit cards, car loans and home mortgages. Consumers with scores below 600 are typically charged high interest rates, and if your credit score is really bad, you may be not be able to borrow at all.

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