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What bills affect credit?

The biggest single influence on your credit scores is paying bills on time, and historically that’s meant credit bills—payments on loans, credit cards and other debts. But now credit scores can benefit from timely utility and service payments as well.

What hurts your credit score the most?

The following common actions can hurt your credit score: Missing payments. Payment history is one of the most important aspects of your FICO® Score, and even one 30-day late payment or missed payment can have a negative impact. Using too much available credit. Let us...

Is a 600 A bad credit score?

Your score falls within the range of scores, from 580 to 669, considered Fair. A 600 FICO® Score is below the average credit score. Some lenders see consumers with scores in the Fair range as having unfavorable credit, and may decline...