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Understanding Credit Scores

Before thinking about a loan, you need to understand your credit rating. The amount of money you'll have to pay every month on your loan will depend on many items, one of which is your credit rating. In fact, bad credit can even prevent you from getting a loan.

What Goes Into Your Credit Rating?

1) Your credit history

Have you repaid past loans on time? Have you declared bankruptcy? Issues like these are a big factor in your credit rating. To get an idea of your credit history, you can contact the three national credit bureaus to obtain your most recent credit report.

  • Experian: 888-397-3742

  • Equifax: 800-685-1111  

  • TransUnion: 877-322-8228

2) Your employment history

Do you change jobs often or have you stayed at the same job for quite some time? Lenders consider people who stay with their same employer for a long time to be less of a risk.

3) Your current debt

If your debt is already high compared to your income, creditors might consider it risky to lend you even more money.

4) Your home's lendable equity

If the equity you have in your home is much larger than the loan you want, then lending to you is safer.

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