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Here are some common factors that may negatively impact credit scores:
- Late or missed payments
- Collection accounts
- Account balances are too high
- The balance you have on revolving accounts, such as credit cards, is too close to the credit limit
- Your credit history is too short
- You have too many accounts with balances
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