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Locate Credit Score and Credit Report Utilizing Quizzle.com

Conditions: Given an unruly credit market, it is essential to have some understanding of your current credit situation. The easiest way to do is that is to request your credit score and report.

Standards: Successfully retrieve your credit score to assess where you need to improve. Physically inspect your credit report for errors that could potentially be hurting your score.

One of the first steps in becoming a Soldier of Finance is understand exactly where you are financially – you can’t fix what you don’t know is broke.  Never before has your credit score been so important in deciding your financial fate.  Although, the whole credit scoring system in “bunk” (in my humble opinion), ninety percent of banks use your credit score as one of the sole decision making tools as to whether you will receive a loan, or be denied on a loan.

Beyond the opportunity to receive a loan, you credit score will dictate the percent interest you will pay on your loan, if that loan is your mortgage loan, you could be paying up to 20% more relatively to someone purchasing the same home with good credit.  That’s why it’s at least important to know what your credit score is.

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