7 Ways to Raise Your Credit Score

Simple tips to boost that murky rating
By Ambreen Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 15, 2008 12:19 PM CDT
7 Ways to Raise Your Credit Score
Paying your bills on time and taking care of small lagging fines can bump up your credit score.   (Shutterstock)

Credit scores are key if you're getting a new cell phone, new home, new car—even a new job. The Today Show offers 7 simple steps to give your score a boost:

  1. Fix errors on your reports: A mistake on one report can sink a score.
  2. Be timely: Payment history affects about a third of your credit score.

  1. Keep credit balances low, to 25% or even 10% of the limit.
  2. Don't close old accounts: Those with a good record can boost your score.
  3. Pay old debts, even library fines: A debt in collection can slash 100 points from a high score.
To read more credit score tips, click on the link below. (More credit stories.)

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