What makes a good Credit score?
Our Credit Repair Guide will show you all the details you need to repair bad credit
Fair Isaac Corporation uses 22 pieces of data collected from the three major credit bureaus to produce a FICO score (your credit score) with the lowest possible score of 300 and 850 as the highest possible score. There are 5 weighted categories used to determine your score.
- Payment history 35%
- Debt 30%
- Length of Credit history 15%
- New Credit 10%
- Types of Credit used 10%
Pay on time!
Payment History and the amount of debt you carry are the two largest factors in having good credit score. First always pay your bills on time, by doing so you have given yourself a 35% chance of having a better score.
Reduce your Debt
The amount of debt you carry is also very important. If you carry more than 30% of your available balance this becomes a negative mark on your credit report. Ideally you would like to carry no balance on your credit card. But if you must make sure it's less than 30 percent of your available line of credit.
By paying on time and reducing your debt you have taken care of 65% of your credit score.
Debt
Debt is the number one cause of poor credit. When people carry too much debt they increase the chance of not being able to pay all their bills on time or in full and therefore can negatively affect their credit rating. This becomes a slippery slope that can quickly spiral out of control.
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