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Will Roundtree

How Rent Reporting Can Boost Your Credit Score

Nearly half of all Americans have low or no credit scores, which makes it hard for them to get loans, housing, and other financial opportunities. This makes it harder for them to build wealth. But many people don’t know that sending a record of their monthly rent payments to a credit bureau, which is called…

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What Is Business Credit?

Business credit is a measure of how creditworthy your business is in the eyes of banks and lenders. So having a good business credit score can help your business get approved for that new loan, open (or expand) trade lines of credit with your suppliers/vendors or even to finally sign up that big customer you…

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Components Of Your Credit Score

Have you ever felt like you’d need an advanced degree to understand what’s affecting your credit score? Good news is you don’t—it’s actually simple. Behind the number itself (credit scores typically range from 300 to 850), there are five main factors used to calculate credit scores. Lenders use these scores to figure out how likely…

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