Getting Rid of a Bad Credit Score

It's a common credit question: how can I get rid of my bad credit score? It means that things aren't where you want them to be, and you'd like to see a change. Beyond that, it actually becomes another question: is the information in your credit report - the source of data that's considered in a credit scoring calculation - correct or not? More often than not, getting rid of a bad credit score means waiting around for correct negative information to drop off your credit report and no longer be considered in a credit scoring calculation. Curious about how long that might mean for you? Listen in and learn more about what can and can't be done to bring your credit score off life support in this episode of Credit 101.

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Getting Rid of a Bad Credit Score is an episode from Credit 101.

This episode is 01:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2016.

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