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Factors Used to Determine Your Credit Score

Here is a percentage breakdown of the aspects of your credit report that contribute to your credit score calculation:

35% - Payment History
30% - Amounts Owed
15% - Credit History Length
10% - Credit Types
10% - New Credit Requests
Payment History
  • Total number of accounts
  • Total number of negative records or accounts sent to collections
  • Currently delinquent accounts including total number of past due items, how long payments have been past due, and time since last overdue payment
Amounts Owed
  • Types of credit accounts with balances and the amount you currently owe on each
  • Amount of total credit limit currently in use
  • Loan payment requirements and their initial balances
  • Number of accounts with no balance
Credit History Length
  • Amount of time since your first credit account was opened
  • Time since last credit request was made
Credit Types
  • Types of credit reported (credit cards, personal loans, mortgages etc...)
  • The mix of account types (some of each will benefit the score)
New Credit Requests
  • Number of accounts recently opened and their proportion to total accounts
  • Amount of recent credit inquiries
  • Time since most recent credit inquiry

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