Discover eight simple strategies to boost your credit score and unlock better opportunities for financial success.

Life is full of mysteries, and for many people, credit scores are among them. But they shouldn't be. Your credit score is a key that unlocks most of the major financial products anyone will ever need: ...

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Credit card companies offer low- and zero-interest promotional offers. Whether you can get low rates depends on your credit score. A credit score is a signal to lenders for how likely a borrower will ...