Investments
Improving score
Debt
Components
Use of credit
100

What is something you put money into expecting growth over time.

What is a Investment?

100

Paying bills on time help raise this score.

What is credit score?

100

Money you owe to a lender.

What is debt?

100

This is the most important factor in your credit score. 

What is payment history?

100

Allows you to use money from the bank up to a limit to pay back later.

What is a credit card?

200

What type of investment represents ownership in a company.

What is stock?

200

Keeping your credit card balances low compared to your limit improves this factor.

What is credit use?

200

This type of debt has fixed payments over time like a car or house lone.

What is installment debt?

200

What do you use to spend money from the bank.

What is a credit card?
200

This percentage shows how much of your credit limit your using.

What is credit utilization rate?

300

This investment is essentially a loan you give to company or government.

what is a bond?

300

This type of payment history has the biggest negative factor on your score.

What is late missing/late payment?

300

This type of debt has high interest and comes from credit cards.

What is revolving debt?

300

How long you have had accounts open.

What is length of credit history?

300

Expert recommended keeping below 30% for good score.

what is smart credit use?

400

This investment spreads your money across many assets.

What is mutual fund?

400

Strategy involves keeping older accounts to open help your score.

What is maintaining credit history?

400

Strategy that focuses on paying off the smallest debts first.

What is snowball debt payment method?

400

What part of credit includes credit cards loans and mortgages.

What is credit mix?

400

Paying your debt on time each month helps you avoid this.

What is interest?

500

Term that describes the earning returns on all earnings.

What is compound interest?

500

This action can temporarily lower your score due to hard inquiry.

What is applying for new credit?

500

This ratio companies how much debt you have and income you earn.

What is debt to income ratio?

500

This component reflects how often you apply for new credit.

What is credit inquiries?

500

Practice involves using credit regularly but responsibly to build score.

What is responsible credit usage?