When you open a credit card, you'll often hear advice on keeping a low credit utilization rate in order to achieve a good credit score. Credit utilization is the percentage of your total credit you're ...

Keeping this ratio low can give a big boost to your credit score Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Michelle Lambright Black is a contributor to Buy Side and credit expert specializing in ...

To maintain a healthy credit score, it's important to keep your credit utilization rate (CUR) low. The general rule of thumb has been that you don't want your CUR to exceed 30%, but increasingly ...

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