Adding a new account type improves the diversity of
tradelines appearing on your consumer report.
Not exact matches
Fact: Roughly half of all collections
tradelines that
appear on credit reports are reported by debt collectors seeking to collect on medical bills claimed to be owed to hospitals and other medical providers.
So the account
appears as a
tradeline not only on your credit report, but also on your cosigner's.
The secret to using
tradelines effectively to improve your credit score lies being proactive — making sure that accounts that
appear on your credit report are in the best shape possible before they're reported by lenders or creditors — rather than taking action after the fact once the damage to your credit score has already been done.