Credit is what drives our economy and credit is what gives you high or low percentage rates for any type of loans that you may apply for. A credit score is one of the most important numbers that you will ever have in your life.

With this credit score you will be able to apply for and secure a loan with a great percentage rate if you have a number that is high enough. But how do you get that number? Do you know what your number is right now?

A credit score is derived from your credit report and how you pay your bills. All the bills that you ever had up until now has been recorded on one of three credit bureaus that most banking institutions rely on.

Those credit report bureaus are Equifax, Transunion, and Experian. This information has been deemed so important that the United States Government  has passed a law named The Fair Credit Report Act that allows each citizen to receive a free copy of your credit report at no cost on a yearly basis.

Applying for and receiving this credit report will allow you to see what your credit score is and to identify any discrepancies that this report may have. This credit report is the basic derivative that credit scores are computed on. If you have a good history of payment then you credit score will reflect that.

This credit report is a reflection of your fiscal credit being within the economic system that we have.

The magic number of 700 or above as a credit score will allow you to secure loans at much lower rates than persons that have a credit score of less than 700.

If you don’t have a credit score above 700 there are steps that you can take to improve that number. Those steps are outlined in numerous publications around the web and you are encouraged to be proactive in this matter.

Just because you are allowed to get these free credit reports yearly does not diminish the importance or their value.  You will be able to track your credit score from year to year and you will be able to see the improvement of that credit score.

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