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December 5, 2016

Great credit scores are a powerful tool: Here's how to get them and use them to save money

  • The lifetime cost of higher interest rates from bad or mediocre credit can exceed six figures.
    • By LIZ WESTON
    NerdWallet

    Credit scores are a financial tool, but whether they're a lever or a hammer depends on how good they are.

    You can leverage great scores into great deals — on loans, credit cards, insurance premiums and cell phone plans. Bad scores can hammer you into missing out or paying more.


     
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