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A simple slip-up can affect your credit score – potentially leaving a lingering impact including your ability to land a loan. Here’s what to watch out for.

A healthy credit score can be one of your best assets when it comes to being approved for a loan with a competitive interest rate. So it makes sense to get to know your score. Here’s how often you should check your credit score.

Your credit score may seem like just another number, but it’s so much more. Taking your credit score seriously can mean scoring the loan you need, through to picking up early cases of fraud.

Whenever you apply for credit a lender will check your credit record – and thanks to comprehensive credit reporting, positive money behaviours will appear on your credit history, not just the slip-ups.

Defaulting on a loan repayment can leave a black mark on your credit record, but there are steps you can take to clean the slate. We explain how to handle a default, and keep your credit score healthy.

Your credit score is dynamic, meaning it may change from month to month as your financial circumstances change. Here are some ways to improve it.

If you’re looking to take out a loan, lenders are looking at one key piece of information: your credit score.