How to Improve Your Credit Score in 30 Days or Less

When I first started house hunting at 25, I knew my credit score was too low for a mortgage. A year earlier, I'd barely been able to snag a loan for my car. Instead of giving up, I dug into my credit score using Credit Karma. I discovered errors in my credit, like a bill in collections from a doctor whose services I hadn't scheduled or received. Multiple accounts were missing from my report. Using a tool on the Credit Karma website, I reported the errors to TransUnion and Equifax. I paid down my...