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[โ€“] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wish this were true, but I have personally seen my credit score go down when I finished paying off accounts like car loans. A FICO credit score is a measure of how profitable a customer you are, not how likely you are to pay it back. Credit cards are a particularly expensive way to do this, but lemme assure you that taking out a mortgage will do wonders for your score.

[โ€“] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yes, i was talking about revolving credit