{"id":26734,"date":"2026-04-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinghelpblog.uhaul.net\/?p=26734"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:37:55","slug":"how-to-improve-credit-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/how-to-improve-credit-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve\u00a0Your Credit Scores\u00a0in 5 Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people know their credit scores are&nbsp;important.&nbsp;They&nbsp;help you with your long-term future. Yet, many people still&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have&nbsp;the resources or&nbsp;tools on how to improve&nbsp;their&nbsp;credit scores. Knowing how to improve credit scores can&nbsp;be&nbsp;beneficial when it comes&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;purchase&nbsp;a house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/\">Moving Help\u00ae<\/a>&nbsp;guide will provide you with&nbsp;five action items that you can use to start building your credit scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is&nbsp;a Credit Score and&nbsp;Why&nbsp;Does&nbsp;It Matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The credit score was first created in 1956, but it&nbsp;wasn\u2019t&nbsp;used universally with a modern credit score \u2014 also known as the FICO score \u2014 until 1989.&nbsp;The scale goes from Very Poor to Excellent, which is usually between a range of 300 to 850 points.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;based off the following factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Payment history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amounts owed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Length of credit history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Credit mix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New credit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among other factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/how-to-get-an-apartment-with-bad-credit\/\">credit score<\/a>&nbsp;matters because it can have long-term consequences for your future. Your credit score can&nbsp;determine&nbsp;what kind of loan you can get when&nbsp;purchasing&nbsp;a house, for example.&nbsp;Additionally, it can&nbsp;determine&nbsp;how high or low your interest rate will be for your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/housing-mortgage-rates\/\">mortgage<\/a>&nbsp;when&nbsp;purchasing&nbsp;a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:&nbsp;<\/strong>Housing mortgage rates&nbsp;also are&nbsp;determined&nbsp;during the Federal Reserve\u2019s meetings. You can read about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/federal-reserve-january-2026\/\">January&nbsp;2026&nbsp;Meeting<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/federal-reserve-march-2026\/\">March&nbsp;2026&nbsp;Meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Review Your Credit History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you can even begin improving your credit score, you should review your credit history. You should know everything about your credit score up to this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check for Mistakes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just because credit scores are serious, it&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;mean mistakes&nbsp;won\u2019t&nbsp;happen. Sometimes situations slip through the cracks, and mistakes are reported to&nbsp;the credit bureaus.&nbsp;If you find any mistakes,&nbsp;make sure you take the steps to get them corrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Handle Debt Collectors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any debt that collectors are calling you&nbsp;to receive payment, make sure you take care of it. While debt collectors&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;call&nbsp;you endlessly,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;ignore them forever either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, you should always negotiate with your debt collector because you&nbsp;can usually pay less than the total amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Payment History and Paying on Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the largest factors that&nbsp;determine&nbsp;your credit score is your payment history. Along with your payment history,&nbsp;paying on time&nbsp;is crucial.&nbsp;If you pay on time each month,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;have a perfect payment history. If you miss a payment, it can hurt your credit score depending on how late the payment is&nbsp;submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set up Automatic Payments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help with paying on time,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;recommended to turn on\/set up automatic payments. This way, you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have to remember each&nbsp;month when&nbsp;to make your payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;a forgetful person, this is an especially&nbsp;important tool&nbsp;for you.&nbsp;Just make sure you have enough money in your account&nbsp;when your automatic payment withdraws your money to make the payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Keep Credit Utilization Low<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-credit-with-apartment-2.jpg\" alt=\"A man holds his iPhone showing his credit score. His credit score is 755, which is considered a \u201cGood\u201d score.\" class=\"wp-image-24401 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-credit-with-apartment-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-credit-with-apartment-2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One&nbsp;way on how&nbsp;to improve credit scores is to keep your credit&nbsp;utilization&nbsp;low.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;recommended to keep your credit&nbsp;utilization&nbsp;below 30 percent. If you can keep it below 10 percent,&nbsp;that\u2019s&nbsp;the&nbsp;best-case scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask for Higher Credit Limits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in good standing with your credit card, you could ask for a higher credit limit.&nbsp;Since the more money you have available with a higher credit limit,&nbsp;it\u2019ll&nbsp;help decrease your total credit&nbsp;utilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you update your annual income, credit&nbsp;card companies&nbsp;will sometimes increase your limit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pay More Than Once a Month<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people just&nbsp;pay&nbsp;their credit cards and debt once a month.&nbsp;They\u2019ll&nbsp;pay when their monthly statement is due. If you have a higher&nbsp;utilization&nbsp;percentage, you might consider paying&nbsp;more than once in during the month.&nbsp;If you consistently pay&nbsp;your credit,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;create a lower credit&nbsp;utilization&nbsp;percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Have an Older Age Credit History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;not a huge factor when trying to figure out how to improve credit scores, having older accounts can&nbsp;help you with&nbsp;your odds.&nbsp;Lenders&nbsp;like to see&nbsp;that&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;been handling credit, loans, and debt responsibly&nbsp;throughout the years.&nbsp;It makes you more trustworthy to lenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;t Close Old Accounts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never close out old accounts, especially when it comes to credit cards. Even though you might&nbsp;not&nbsp;spend much money with an account,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;better to leave it open than to close it. Once you close an account, you lose all that history associated with it, which can have a negative difference for your credit score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep using your account even if you only spend $100 or less with that account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Number of Total Accounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of total accounts doesn&#8217;t have a huge percentage in the makeup of your credit score, but it&#8217;s still one way on how to improve credit scores. Whether you can open new accounts or join someone else&#8217;s account, you can grow your total number of accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applying for Credit Cards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One way to increase the total number of accounts is to apply for credit cards. Credit cards are&nbsp;an easy way&nbsp;to increase your total number. Of course,&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;apply to multiple credit cards at once, and you need to make sure&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;be approved before applying. Otherwise,&nbsp;it\u2019ll&nbsp;look bad.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-credit-while-renting-1.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a woman sit on the couch together as the couple tries to figure out their bad credit score.\" class=\"wp-image-24669 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-credit-while-renting-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-credit-while-renting-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you apply for a credit card,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;receive a hard inquiry. After a while, the hard inquiry should fall off and have less of a negative difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diversify Your Debt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While you can have one type of debt,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0best to diversify your debt. If you have credit cards,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/budgeting-for-student-loans\/\">student loans<\/a>, and a car loan, and\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0paying them off responsibly, it shows you can handle\u00a0different types\u00a0of debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join an Account&nbsp;As&nbsp;an Authorized User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;apply for a new credit card or you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;want to go that route, you can try joining a family member\u2019s or friend\u2019s account as an authorized user.&nbsp;You\u2019ll&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;from being on their account and qualifying as&nbsp;an&nbsp;authorized user. Just remember to follow their&nbsp;rules and&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;spend more money than you&nbsp;earn to pay the monthly statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use a Secured Credit Card<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can always use the secured credit card approach. A secured credit card is an account when you pay a refundable security deposit that equals the credit limit. For example, if you pay $500,&nbsp;your&nbsp;credit limit is $500. If you default, the issuer keeps the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is&nbsp;mainly meant&nbsp;for people who have no credit, poor credit, or damaged credit.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;an easy way&nbsp;to build your credit scores while being&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;low risk&nbsp;to the issuer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build Credit While Renting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More and more&nbsp;landlords are offering&nbsp;third-party services&nbsp;to report a tenant\u2019s monthly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/renting-with-bad-credit\/\">rent<\/a>&nbsp;to the credit institutions. This is&nbsp;an easy way&nbsp;to build credit, create a credit history, and pay on time. If you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have a credit score at all, this is&nbsp;a great way&nbsp;to get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credit Scores Are a Long-Term Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to improve credit scores&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;happen overnight. If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;trying to create good credit,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a long-term game. You&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;have a quick fix or an immediate positive difference to your score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By taking advantage of some of the points listed above, you can create&nbsp;a strong foundation&nbsp;for a higher credit score in the long-term future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s&nbsp;easier said than done,&nbsp;and&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;need to have patience. By having some patience, you can make sure&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;on the&nbsp;right&nbsp;track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve Your Credit Scores Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Credit scores are important, and they need to be taken seriously. Even if you&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;have good habits previously, you can still improve your credit score now to help with your future. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/\">Moving Help<\/a>&nbsp;guide on how to improve credit scores with these five ways can help make a world of difference starting today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people know their credit scores are&nbsp;important.&nbsp;They&nbsp;help you with your long-term future. Yet, many people still&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have&nbsp;the resources or&nbsp;tools on how to improve&nbsp;their&nbsp;credit scores. 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