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What makes up a credit score?

April 26, 2017Credit score

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What makes up a credit score?

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Payment history (35%). Your score is negatively affected if you have paid bills late, had an account sent to collection or declared bankruptcy. The more recent the problem, the lower your score — a 30-day late payment today hurts more than a bankruptcy five years ago.