credit line: Credit Score Broken Down~What a homebuyer needs to know - 07/18/11 01:18 PM
 
I was talking to a mortgage broker friend, Kathy Towers from Reliant Mortgage about credit scores and what factors effect it.  She shared these five factors:
 
Payment History: 35% impact. Paying debt on time and in full has a positive impact. Late payments, judgments and charge-offs have a negative impact. Missing a high payment has a more severe impact than missing a low payment. Delinquencies that have occurred in the last two years carry more weight than older items. Outstanding Credit Balances: 30% impact. This factor marks the ratio between the outstanding balance and available credit. Ideally, the consumer … (3 comments)