Elizabeth Whiting

Elizabeth Whiting

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Credit Score
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What happens to your credit when you pay off collections?
What happens to your credit when you pay off collections?

March 02, 2023
Utilities and bills on credit reports
Utilities and bills on credit reports

February 14, 2023
What credit score do you start with? + how to improve it
What credit score do you start with? + how to improve it

October 05, 2022
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What happens to your credit when you pay off collections?
What happens to your credit when you pay off collections?

While paying off collections generally won’t improve your credit score, newer scoring models like FICO 10 ignore collection accounts with zero balances.

Elizabeth Whiting

March 02, 2023
Utilities and bills on credit reports
Utilities and bills on credit reports

Do utility bills affect your credit score? Get the facts about how accounts like gas and electric can help or hurt your credit and learn what to do about it.

Elizabeth Whiting

February 14, 2023
What credit score do you start with? + how to improve it
What credit score do you start with? + how to improve it

After the first three to six months of building credit, most people will have a starting credit score between 500 and 700.

Elizabeth Whiting

October 05, 2022
Does student loan forgiveness affect your credit?
Does student loan forgiveness affect your credit?

If you’re enrolled in a student loan forgiveness program, find out exactly what happens after loan forgiveness so you can be fully prepared.

Elizabeth Whiting

March 08, 2022
How do student loans affect your credit score?
How do student loans affect your credit score?

Student loans can hurt or help your credit score depending on how you manage them. Find out more about how student loans affect your credit score here.

Elizabeth Whiting

October 22, 2021