The long term benefits and
savings of a higher credit score can be life changing.
Not exact matches
You'll also need a
high credit score, a stable source
of income and enough cash
savings to cover at least two mortgage payments.
Between 16 and 18, things are getting serious, because now they are preparing to go after college or have a gap year or something which they are going to be independent, so now the stakes are
higher and you really want them to be accountable, to a cash flow statement budget,
savings,
credit, they really need to learn about FICO
scores, all
of these things they are going to need when they are off to college.
To improve your chances
of being approved, we recommend borrowers have
credit scores of 680 or
higher, significant retirement or other
savings, a low debt - to - income ratio, a variety
of credit or loan accounts and several years
of credit history.
Signing up for a different store
credit card at all
of your favorite chains can be risky business — subsequently tacking on
higher fees, fewer
savings and dissolving your
credit score with each new card.
Think
of the boost as a way to save money later when you apply for an auto loan, home loan or another form
of long - term debt where a
high credit score will likely result in big
savings via a lower interest rate.
That being said, if those are the cards with the lowest interest rates, perhaps because you took advantage
of a low APR balance - transfer offer, the
savings you'll achieve from paying off your
highest - interest - rate debt first may be more important than improving your
credit score.
Because
of my low
savings, but
high - income /
high -
credit -
score scenario, I'm only able to get my first house by using an FHA loan (as far as I can tell.)
Higher credit scores can also help you land a lower interest rate, which means a lower monthly payment and sometimes significant
savings over the life
of the loan.
In other words, these folks have income stability, plenty
of cash
savings and
high credit scores.