Lenders want to know that you know how to manage your money as well as
handle different types of accounts at the same time.
Not exact matches
Just as creditors want to see that you can make on - time payments, and that you can keep from utilizing too much
of your available credit, they also want to observe your ability to
handle different types of credit
accounts.
Credit reporting agencies like to see that you have the ability and responsibility to
handle multiple
accounts at the same time, as well as
different types of loans.
Lastly, creditors like to see a mix
of several credit
accounts and
different types of accounts, as it shows you can
handle a variety
of credit products.
Second: If you have only one
type of credit card or a small loan, opening another
type (like a store card) can help your «credit mix,» a term the credit bureaus use to indicate whether a person can
handle different kinds
of accounts.
Having a good history with
different account types shows lenders you can
handle different types of credit obligations.