What’s My Number? Strategies for Understanding and Improving Credit Scores

Credit scores are often a mystery, with lots of misinformation circulating. During this talk, Jen covers intentional actions to take to improve your credit score, understand what affects the score (and what does not), along with strategies for improving common issues related to credit. Credit scores can play a large part in the interest rates you get on mortgages, car loans, even insurance premiums, so making the most of your credit score can save you thousands of dollars.

1. Information – credit reports and scoring. What are the best ways to get a credit report?

2. Actions – reading the report and understanding what goes into the score. Are you doing things that actually lower your score?

3. Future – planning for future needs. How long is this going to take?

This program busts the myths and common misconceptions out there with useful information that can immediately be applied to almost any situation.