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CREDIT MANAGEMENT MYTHS
ACCORDING TO HOME OWNER SOON
• Up-to date payments mean that my credit card does
not affect my credit score
• This is one of the biggest rumours circulating the business
today. There is a direct link between to the balance on your
credit cards to your credit score.
• Too many queries will damage my score
• This could hurt your score if you are a credit seeker, however,
there will be no consequences for your credit score if you
choose to browse mortgage or car loan rates within 14 days.
• Financing old collections will increase my credit score
• This is most certainly not the case. If one decides to pay an
old collection it will then reactivate the aforementioned
collection on your credit report. This will be communicated to
the company as a recent collection and actually cause your
credit score to go down.