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Am I not building credit history by balancing my credit card just before the end of the billing cycle?

in Equifax Credit Report

I’ve been using the same credit card (my first and only credit card) for a little over a year now. To avoid paying interest, I’ve been balancing out the card before the billing cycle ends (the 9th of every month). I’ve never owed interest on this card, and thought I was doing really well. A [...]

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Equifax reduces old card history to zero?

in Equifax Credit Report

My Visa card was compromised and the bank sent me another card with new number. Equifax considers this as a new card issued in Dec-2008. While the old card’s history is now zero. Although I had the old card for 3 years. Equifax and bank both playing football and blaming the other. While my credit [...]

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What e-commerce vendors provide net terms to business customer AND report payment history to Dun & Bradstreet?

in Business Credit Report

There are 100s of firms that provide net terms, but I cannot find any that report payment and credit limits to Dun & Bradstreet on a weekly basis.

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How to Delete Negative Credit History From Your Credit Report

in Apply for Loans

When you do something that is detrimental to your credit history, a negative entry will be reported. Such things that can cause you to think, “What happened to my credit score?” can include defaulting on a loan or credit card, missing payments, or making late payments. Such negative entries will impact your score, causing it [...]

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what credit card company only checks transunion for credit check? I have limited credit history and want?

in Transunion Credit Report

another credit card to build up more credit….ok so i have about a year and a half of credit with a charge account with Macys…only a $100 limit on macy and a capital 1 with $300 limit…..and reports are all ok except for one pass 30 day

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Trying to build good credit history, improve credit score?

in Build Your Credit

I’m a foreigner and don’t really have credit history in the US. I have a checking/saving account (for a few years now), cell phone. Have not been delinquent with payments. My credit score is low 500/not existant (depending on what company runs my credit report). How do I get it to go higher?

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How do banks report credit history to Credit Agencies..TRW, Transunion Equifax?

in Transunion Credit Report

What is the process/method that they use to send information to the bureaus? I’m guessing there is a software that each lender/bank has and at the end of the night/month..at batch file is transmitted to the CRA…?? Any clues??

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