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Credit History

A partial profile of your financial life given within a particular time frame (usually measured in years). It shows the extent to which you pay your bills on time and how much you may owe particular parties. Credit card issuers use this information to decide whether to provide customers with credit cards. If you have been turned down in the past due to a bad credit history you can sometimes still obtain a credit card - see Adverse Credit Cards.


Previous Credit Card Term: Credit Counseling

Next Credit Card Term: Credit limit


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