How to get a perfect 850 credit score

[The Third Man]

This is the advice but it could be wrong.

"They tend to be more conservative and a little older," Watts explains. He adds that these individuals also tend be rather humble, which may explain the near-mythic status they have inadvertently achieved.

"We don't get too many of them in our forums," he admits. "They aren't the type of people who stand up on a bus and tell everyone they scored an 850."


http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/CreditCardSmarts/how-to-get-a-perfect-credit-score.aspx

[mookiemookie]

In my time at the bank I never saw anything over 800. High 700's were uncommon, but out there. Most people were High 600s to low 700s. Anything under 550 or so usually screamed "I'VE GONE THROUGH A DIVORCE!"

[The Third Man]

It is easier for a man to walk through the eye of a needle than to fix a bad credit score.

I haven't checked mine in the last couple of years, but in 2004 it was 754.

[SteamWake]

Does it have anything to do with paying your bills on time :O:

[The Third Man]

Does it have anything to do with paying your bills on time :O:

That, and actually using the credit available to you.

[Takeda Shingen]

My credit is just fine.

[The Third Man]

My credit is just fine.

Congrats! Discipline is what makes the world go round. Shhhh, don't tell anyone.

[Takeda Shingen]

I am a long-time advocate of discipline. That should come as little surprise.

[The Third Man]

I am a long-time advocate of discipline. That should come as little surprise.

That's what she said :woot::D