Current Events > Anyone know a way to build up your credit score faster?

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I've gone up over 20 points during the summer, but I'm trying to get around 750.
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get in debt
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Mine is 804 and I literally just pay my credit cards off every couple of weeks. Same cards for years and no other debt.
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shanefu22 posted...

Mine is 804 and I literally just pay my credit cards off every couple of weeks. Same cards for years and no other debt.

So would making bi-weekly payments on my credit card help? I'm always on time with my monthly payments and I never pay the minimum. I also have the option of doing so with my car payment but I'm not sure if that'll have an effect.
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Get a variety of debt. Buy a house, a car, pay student loans, have credit cards. At some point I heard American Express is a different type of debt that visa/mastercard credit cards and were treated differently on reports but I am not sure that was true or is true any longer.
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1) Make sure you pay all of your bills on time
2) Keep your balance as low as possible. The % of your total credit that you owe is a factor.
3) Keep credit card accounts open as long as possible.
4) Ask for credit limit increases and/or sign up for new credit card accounts. Don't do too many of these too close together. Having more hard inquiries hurts your credit.
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Diversify your credit. Pay it down completely and on time.

Your credit score is an estimation of risk. Your history with it is everything.