The 2 Mortgage Guys: How credit scores are calculated

Ryan Minick

Sep 14th 2009 at 10:00AM

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Filed under: Borrowing, Credit, Insurance, Real Estate, Video, The2MortgageGuys, Credit Reports, Personal Loans, Mortgages, Refinancing

So you've heard of credit scores, but do you really understand how they're calculated? In this week's episode of Show & Tell with The 2 Mortgage Guys we'll break down the credit report guidelines and give you a few tips on how to keep your score from limiting your financial options!

Ryan Minick and Steve DeLon are The 2 Mortgage Guys. Subscribe to their newsletter or visit them at www.The2MortgageGuys.com.

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