There are 5 areas of importance in the scoring modules of the credit bureaus.
They are:

1 – Bill payment history – 35% of your score is attributed to this section.
2 – Account Balances – 30% of your score is attributed to this section.
3 – Length of time opened – 15% of your score is attributed to this section.
4 – New Accounts – 10% of your score is attributed to this section.
5 – Types of credit used – 10% of your score is attributed to this section.

Come back and you will learn more about each area.

Credit is a tricky subject because we don’t have the secret key that unlocks the proprietary information or formula of the credit bureaus and Fair Isaac Corporation. They created the scoring modules that are in use today to create credit scores on the information in your credit file. However, through exhaustive research and intensive study, we have come to see the secrets and tricks the credit bureaus use and understand how it works… almost. Because there are hundreds of factors involved in creating a scoring module and how it affects the information in your credit file, it is difficult to ascribe a perfect number of points to what a tip or strategy will do to increase or decrease your credit score. However, this much we absolutely do know… that if you do follow the tips and strategies in this book then you will see a rise or fall in credit points depending on if the action is a good action or a bad action on your part. Take heed to read the tips and strategies and relate them to your own credit file and the information contained in it. Read it, get to know it and then read the strategies to use to get your scores going up instead of down. This will help you get the highest scores possible and create an opportunity for a great financial future . Now, go and get start and remember, that Every Point Counts!

We are in a “Perfect Financial Storm” that is causing the American consumer to pay tens of billions of unwarranted costs in interests, fees, penalties, time, pressure and fear that is perpetrated by big business, credit bureaus and government agencies praying upon those who don’t have extra to waste on foolish and greedy programs.

- Lawrence M Law