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7 ways to trash your credit score

You can get blemishes on your credit report without even trying. Follow these tips to sully your score.

Credit card issuers seem to be cutting card limits arbitrarily. Here's what to do if this happens to you.

Your ability to get a loan with the best terms is still based on your credit score, only now it must be higher.

Credit card issuers have been calling the shots for years. Follow these rules to beat them at their own game.

In these days of not-so-easy credit, consumers with limited credit histories can still establish a great credit score.

Bankruptcy can taint your credit report for up to 10 years, but you can boost your credit score much sooner.

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