How to Get Your Credit Score Up — A Weekly Series

Having a high credit score is important all the time, whether you are buying a home anytime soon or not.  Your FICO score and credit report are so vital to getting any type of loan, and this series will give you the financial strategies you need to get your credit score as high as possible.

Having a good credit score has a big impact on your financing options when buying a home. It will impact the interest rate you get as well as what loan programs your qualify for. Here’s a little sneak peak at what you will see in the coming weeks!

Week 1: Why having a credit card helps your credit score

If one of your goals is not to use a credit card, then you might be hurting, not helping your credit score!

Seems counterintuitive, but it’s true. Most people may not realize that having, and using, a credit card actually helps your credit score.

Week 2: Demystifying your credit score

There’s a lot of “unknown’s” around credit scores, I hope to clear up some of the confusion in this article!

Week 3: Three common mistakes that lowers credit scores

This article will provide even more strategies to get your score where you want it to be.

Week 4: The 10 credit score commandments

This is all about what NOT to do! You won’t want to miss this one.

Hope these help clear up some confusion around credit scores! Feel free to email me with any questions.