How long does it take to fix a credit score?
I am about $5,000 in debt (NONE OF WHICH IS FROM A CREDIT CARD…I’VE NEVER HAD ONE) and my credit score is a lot lower than I would like it to be. Most of my balance is either medical or utility.
If I pay a $100 balance with a doctors office how much will it raise my score? Or in general if I pay anything off on my credit report how much does it raise the score?
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September 6th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Paying $100 out of $5000 will not raise your score significantly…here is the FICO score breakdown
35% Payment History
30% Amounts Owed
15% Length of Credit History
10% New Credit
10% Types of Credit
If you cleared up the $5000 that would help, but you have two other problems…your payment history is not good (you basically stated the only things on your report are negative) and the types of credit are not good.
What you need to do is get some credit and use it responsibly… this means charging no more than 50% of the available credit and making all payment on time.