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Module 2 of 10

35% of your FICO score

Payment History

The single most powerful factor: 35% of your score

4 free lessons in this module

1

Why Payment History Rules Everything

35% of your score, and the one factor lenders trust most

9 min
2

What Actually Gets Reported: It's Not What You Think

Reporting timing trips up even careful people

8 min
3

Late Payments: How Bad Are They Really?

What a late payment really costs, and how the damage fades

10 min
4

Collections, Charge-offs and the Nuclear Options

Never pay a collector before you check the paperwork and the dates

11 min
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