What can you do to build and maintain your credit rating? Why is this important

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What can you do to build and maintain your credit rating? Why is this important?

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Credit score is used to assess the quality of the credit of the borrower

And it is based on 4 factors 

1) repayment history 

2) credit outstanding

3)time of outstanding credit 

4) and credit enquires by other lenders

Things to maintain good credit score

1) first thing is to repayment on time do not ever miss payments

2) Do not use the full credit limit available to you 

3) longer credit history is more attractive than shorter history 

4)Do not go for credit you do not need and don't take multiple credits in short term

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