Home equity loans for dummies
If your credit rating is slightly below the zone considered good, then there are a few simple steps you can take to raise it over the next six months. Pay all your bills on time scrupulously, putting them on automatic withdrawal if you can. The ratio of credit you have used to total credit you have available is important, so pay off as much as possible of your current loans and credit card balances. Do not close unused credit card accounts. Creditors were formerly advised to close unused accounts, but this advice is outdated, since leaving unused accounts open increases the amount of credit you have available and improves your ratio of available credit to used credit.