Easy way to beat your credit score

Do you know your credit score?

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More than 30% of us don’t - but it’s worth while checking. '*Your credit score plays a key role in your financial life, influencing your ability to access loans, credit cards, and mortgages with more favourable interest rates,’ says Charlie Evans, money expert at Compare The Market. This can save you money in the long run: a good score makes it easier to get approved for loans or credit cards and usually means paying less in interest.

Yet new research shows that 46% of us aren’t taking any active steps to boost our credit scores* - even though many will be now using credit more than usual due to cost-of-living pressures.

So here’s a timely reminder that there are plenty of low-hassle ways to make a positive difference to your credit score: