What factors make up your credit score?

How does your score increase and decrease?

What are some credit myths?

What does FICO stand for?

There are five factors that make up your credit score:

• Payment history (35%)
• Credit Utilization (30%)
• Length of Credit History (15%)
• Credit Mix (10%)
• New Credit (10%)

In this week's episode, George and Shawn talk about your credit score, the way the five factors above increase or decrease your score, and why your score is important.

You can read Shawn's blog post here: https://www.yesnerlaw.com/five-factors-that-make-up-credit-score/

You can also check your score, for free, at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/ which is the only free credit report site supported by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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