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信用评分的事实和神话

你知道哪些行为能真正帮助你的信用评分,哪些会损害它吗?

你的信用评分很复杂, 但更多地了解它是如何工作的,可以让你改善你的信用报告. 注意这些常见的信用神话,这样你就可以提高你的信用评分.

有哪些流行的信用评分神话?

误解一:提高信用评分是不可能的

Truth: You can 重建信用 随着时间的推移,耐心和良好的债务管理. 因为你总是及时付款, lenders will notice the negative marks on your credit history less. 从State Farm®了解更多关于 提高你的信用评分.

误解2:检查信用会损害你的信用评分

Truth: 拿出你自己的信用报告,也被称为软查询,不会影响你的信用评分. 事实上,定期检查你的信用报告是一种负责任的金融行为. 根据法律,你有权得到一份免费报告 三个报告局中的每一个 每12个月.

Keep in mind if a lender pulls your score to approve a new line of credit, 这是一个很难的问题,而且会降低你的信用评分. 您通常必须授权此过程.

误解3:关闭旧账户可以提高你的信用评分

Truth: 关闭账户会降低你的可用信用额度, which can raise your debt-to-credit ratio and therefore lower your score, 特别是如果你有其他卡的余额.

Myth 4: Closing old accounts can shorten your credit history

Truth: 没有负分数的账户将在关闭后的10年内保留在您的报告中.

Myth 5: Co-signing for a loan or credit card won't affect your credit score

Truth: 如果借款人错过付款或超过他或她的限额,你也同样有责任,你的信用评分将受到惩罚. 这是一个明智的方法 共同签署贷款 是提前了解它的含义.

Myth 6: Paying cash is the best thing you can do for your credit score

Truth: 良好的信用评分意味着可靠的信用记录, which can't be built or maintained by paying for everything with cash.

误解7:再开一张信用卡不好

Truth: If you don't have outstanding debt on your current credit card, then it's probably fine to open another one — just keep the balance paid off.

Myth 8: Credit cards with higher limits are bad for your credit score

Truth: 一点也不. Credit score is affected negatively by how much of your credit limit you use. 如果信用利用分数越小,这对你的信用分数越好. 例如, 如果你欠一张1000美元信用额度的卡100美元(10%的利用率),你将有更大的负债务。, than owing the same amount of money on a credit card that has a $10,000限制(1%利用率).

Myth 9: When I max out my credit card limit and pay it off every month, 我的信用评分不受影响

Truth: 实际上恰恰相反. This action will harm your credit utilization, which can affect credit score. 作为一个建议,每个月尽量使用总信用额度的30%或更少.

Myth 10: Applying for a new credit card hurts my credit score

Truth: 这取决于.这种行为被称为硬调查. 当你做一个单一的应用程序, 你的信用评分可能只会在很短的时间内受到几分的影响.

误解11:使用同一张信用卡的所有客户的利率都是一样的

Truth: 没有固定的利率. 如果你有更好的信用评分,你可能会得到更好的信用卡利率.

Myth 12: After getting a credit card, the interest rate will not change

Truth: 确保你检查了信用卡申请和对账单上的细则. 固定利率不会改变,但信用卡公司可以在不通知的情况下改变可变利率. 你可以打电话给信用卡公司,试着协商不同的利率以及收取的年费.

信用卡类型

If you struggle with how to use a credit card, you're not alone. 但在你做任何事之前, 你必须知道你的债务是从哪里来的,以便制定一个偿还计划. After that, 你需要了解你的钱都花到哪里去了——并且学习信用卡基本知识的来龙去脉.

  • Basic credit cards are ideal if you want a low, fixed rate and no annual fee. 这些信用卡通常宣传优惠价, 这意味着在一段特定的时间内,你的年利率(APR)会更低, 要么是余额转账,要么是购买,要么两者都有. 如果你希望每个月都有余额,这是最好的选择, or if you have an existing balance to transfer from a higher APR card. 但要知道,利率最终会上升, 当入门期结束时, to a rate the credit card company must disclose up-front.
  • Rewards 如果你消费很多,并且每个月还清你的余额,信用卡就可以了. 你的每一笔消费都可能累积一些福利,比如飞行里程、酒店住宿或现金返还. 一定要找到一个有适当奖励的,因为他们中的很多人都会有年费. After all, you want to make sure you're going to use whatever you earn. 来之不易的奖励绝不能浪费.
  • Secured 信用卡适合那些有严重财务困难,无法获得信贷的人. 担保信用卡和无担保信用卡一样,但需要在发卡银行存款. The credit limit is generally set at the same amount as the deposit. 小心选择有担保的信用卡. Look for a secured credit card with no application fee and a low annual fee. 最重要的是, make sure it reports to all three credit bureaus: Equifax®, Experian®和TransUnion®. 您可以使用有担保的信用卡 重建信用, 或者建立信用记录, 但前提是你的信用被更新为新的, 良好的信用习惯.
  • Student credit cards are specifically targeted at post-secondary students, 谁很少或没有信用记录. 虽然这些信用卡通常有很高的年利率, 正确的那个, 使用得当, 能成为建立信用的重要工具吗. 有一件事要记住:联邦法律现在限制信用卡公司向21岁以下不能提供收入证明和偿还债务能力的人发放信用卡, 或者没有成人签名的人.

信用卡费用

无论是哪种类型的信用卡,细则对信息披露和费用都很重要. 虽然很多信用卡都是收费的, you can find no-fee options or you can avoid fees through smart usage. 最常见的费用是:

  • Annual 费用,每年为信用卡的使用收取,与购物分开收取. 这在奖励信用卡和亲和信用卡中最常见.
  • 逾期付款 fee, charged if you make your monthly payment after the due date. 金额由信用卡发卡机构披露. 除了费用之外,如果您在到期日之后付款,您的年利率可能会上升.
  • 资产转移 如果您转帐其他余额,将产生费用. It may be a set amount, or a percentage of the transferred balance.
  • 预付现金 如果你用信用卡在自动柜员机或银行柜台取钱,是要收费的. The fee is in addition to the APR charged for cash advances, and doesn't include charges assessed by the bank that owns the ATM.
  • 应用程序 一些信用卡公司可能会收取申请信用卡的费用. It's important to note that not all companies charge an application fee.

让我们从今天开始揭开这些迷思.

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