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1. 𝓢𝓸𝓶𝒆𝓸𝓷𝒆 𝓞𝓹𝒆𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷 𝓐𝓬𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓝𝓪𝓶𝒆

Identity theft can take on many forms. It’s not always about someone getting a hold of your credit card number or Social Security number. You should check your credit report from each of the three national credit bureaus in the United States annually.

2. 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓒𝓵𝓸𝓼𝒆 𝓣𝓸𝓸 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝔂 𝓒𝓻𝒆𝓭𝓲𝓽 𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓭 𝓐𝓬𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓼

There is a danger of having too many credit cards. There are the obvious risks that it will negatively impact your credit score. It will also offer the temptation to charge more on your credit cards possibly.

3. 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓝𝒆𝓿𝒆𝓻 𝓒𝓱𝒆𝓬𝓴 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓒𝓻𝒆𝓭𝓲𝓽 𝓡𝒆𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽

Many financial experts recommend that you request one credit report every four months, rotating which credit bureau you submit the request through. This method will allow you to see each credit report every year and stay on top of potential issues to your credit report every four months. You will have to pay a fee to receive your actual credit score from the bureaus, though.

4. 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓓𝓸𝓷’𝓽 𝓒𝓵𝒆𝓪𝓷 𝓤𝓹 𝓜𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓴𝒆𝓼 𝓸𝓷 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓒𝓻𝒆𝓭𝓲𝓽 𝓡𝒆𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽

If you don’t check your credit report very often, errors can linger on your report hurting your credit score. You should report issues and errors to the credit bureaus as soon as you find them.They don’t always talk to each other, though. So, you will need to report the error to each one separately.

5. 𝓖𝒆𝓷𝒆𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓐 𝓛𝓸𝓽 𝓸𝒇 𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓭 𝓒𝓻𝒆𝓭𝓲𝓽 𝓘𝓷𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓻𝓲𝒆𝓼

When you shop around for quotes on loans to get the best interest rate from lenders, you’re a savvy consumer. They view several similar credit pulls in a short timespan as one. These pulls are typically only for items like cars and home mortgages.The first pull on your credit score will be a hard credit pull, which will show up on your credit report and affect your credit score.