7 Ways to Raise Your Credit Score

Credit scores are key if you're getting a new cell phone, new home, new car—even a new job. The Today Show offers 7 simple steps to give your score a boost:

1. Fix errors on your reports: A mistake on one report can sink a score.
2. Be timely: Payment history affects about a third of your credit score.

3. Keep credit balances low, to 25% or even 10% of the limit.
4. Don't close old accounts: Those with a good record can boost your score.
5. Pay old debts, even library fines: A debt in collection can slash 100 points from a high score.

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