New Credit Lowers Your Credit Score
One of the things that is included in your credit rating is the length of your credit history. The longer you’ve had credit, the better your score is as long as you’ve kept up with your payments. When you take out a new loan, or get a new credit card it reduces your credit history.
Even if you’ve had one credit card for 10 years, your credit history will be reduced if you get another one. The amounts of time that you’ve had each credit card will be added together and the average will be your new history. Instead of a 10 year credit history, you may end up only have a few years of history.
If you’re planning on buying a new car or home, try to avoid getting any other loans or credit until after you’ve finalized the loan. Of course, even those types of loans will reflect on your credit history. But, if you’re credit history is going to keep you from getting a loan, it would be better to be turned down for a credit card than a home.
Keeping your credit score as high as possible can also get you lower interest rates on a home or a vehicle. And, the lower the interest, the lower your payments will be. You’ll be glad that you waited to apply for that extra credit card when you see just how much you can save.
The High Cost Of Bad Credit
Contrary to what most people believe, having a bad credit score generally won’t keep you from getting a loan. You can find numerous lending institutions that specialize in making bad credit loans. But, having bad credit will keep you from getting a good loan.
Lenders loan money to make money and when your credit is bad, you’re a high risk. To protect themselves, they charge very high interest rates. They also know that you probably can’t get a better deal any where else and no matter how high the interest is, you’ll be willing to pay it to get the money you need.
Most people with bad credit don’t have any other choice than to get a high interest, bad credit loan. In fact, a bad credit loan may be the best place to start over. It may be the only way to rebuild your credit and eventually be able to shop around for better loans.
If you’ve had financial problems and have to obtain a high interest loan, try to only get one loan and only get the amount of money you need. Keep your payments paid on time and raise your credit score. You might be able to get a low interest loan before you know it.