REVIEW YOUR CREDIT REGULARLY AND ADDRESS ERRORS
You will notice that different credit reporting vendors may show slightly different credit scores for you. However, the FICO score is used by “90 percent of top lenders when making lending decisions,” according to myFICO.com, the consumer division of FICO. Your FICO score is calculated using both positive and negative information in your credit report. There are five main components to your credit score:
PAY DOWN DEBT Mortgage Brokers share that keeping your debt balances at or below 30% is viewed as a positive thing. As you look to prioritize what debt to tackle and reduce first, focus on revolving unsecured debt. Having lower debt to income ratios helps your credit rating significantly. PAY BILLS ON TIME In addition to bankruptcy, foreclosure and judgments, collections and habitual late payments are the worst things to see on a credit report. Once you have a delinquent payment recorded on your credit record, there is nothing you can do about it other than to try to demonstrate a long running without any delinquent incidents. As such, it is best to avoid having any late payments to begin with. If something unavoidable happens, proactively reach out to creditors to make arrangements for payment before they report it late. BE SELECTIVE ABOUT USING CREDIT FOR PURCHASES Apply for credit ONLY when you absolutely need it. Be aware that some types of credit are viewed as "better than others" and establishing a history of on-time payments and demonstrating declining balances can actually help your credit. Try to keep revolving credit card accounts to a minimum. Credit grantors and mortgage companies tend to view multiple revolving accounts on a credit report as risk and potential for overspending. DON'T OPEN OR CLOSE ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR A LOAN If you have a fair amount of credit accounts, you will certainly want to focus on reducing the outstanding debt but should not close any of those accounts in close proximity to applying for a loan. One way that closing an account can impact your credit score is the credit utilization calculation. If the balances on remaining credit cards stays the same, then the consumer's utilization rate will increase, which may may lower your FICO Score. The more obvious one is to not open new credit in close proximity to applying for a mortgage, that includes buying new appliances on credit... new cars... etc. FOCUS ON CREDIT LONG BEFORE YOU NEED TO Managing your credit on an ongoing basis and being considerate of the above areas allows you to play offensive with your credit and avoid reactive situations where you have little or no ability to influence it.
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