Why Knowing Your Credit Score Can Save You From Bankruptcy

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Why Knowing Your Credit Score Can Save You From Bankruptcy

Having a copy of your credit score can most often mean the difference between going deeper into debt and getting out of it. Because most people do not keep track of their credit score, they often go into deep debt without even realizing it. Every time you are late making payments to a creditor or skip one all together, you are subjected to loosing points on your credit score. Your credit score is used to show creditors and lenders how much they can trust you to pay back your loans and/or purchases when credit is being offered. If your credit score is low, creditors are less likely to offer you credit because it shows that you are a higher risk customer.

Creditors have access to computers that will report all of your credit habits and transactions such as: bill paying, credit card payments, missed and skipped payments, and debt. The more you miss payments, the lower your score gets. The average person usually starts with a credit score of about 800 and every time you skip or miss payments, that number gets lower.

Once that credit score gets to a certain low number, usually around 500 or so, is when a...

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