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How A Good Credit Score Saves You Money
Lenders make money off of the interest payments that they receive from customers that take out loans with them. So, what happens if customers do not make their monthly payments? Lenders lose money, plain and simple. But they have a way of recovering the money that they’ve lost. They simply charge higher interest rates to people who are more likely to default on their loan.
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Introduction to Credit Score Ranges
Ever wonder what type of scores are “good” credit scores, and what type of scores are “bad” credit scores? This brief article generally describes credit score ranges.
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Introduction to Credit Scores
The first thing that comes to mind when most people think about their credit is their “credit score”. Just what is a credit score? This article gives you the information you need to understand exactly what a credit score is, and how it is calculated.
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