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Manage Your Debt: Build Your Credit

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Manage Your Debt: Build Your Credit

Understanding the basics of credit and increasing your credit score is key to assessing your financial health. Explore the resources below to learn how Veterans can build credit and open doors to better opportunities through financial literacy.

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  • The difference between your credit history, credit report, and credit score is summed up on consumer.gov.
  • What are credit scores? Find out in this video.
  • This video explains what minimum payments on a credit card are.
  • Get answers from the FTC to frequently asked questions on fixing your credit.
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These most-recommended financial resources for Veterans are a great place to start if you are not sure which of the five steps is most important to you today.

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FINVET is a one-stop website with a wealth of resources to help Veterans in any stage of their financial journeys to earn more, save more, and protect their money.

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Disclaimer: FINVET does not provide financial assistance. Also, this website is not for emergency or crisis intervention. Instead, FINVET helps connect you to financial resources and tools to improve financial well-being and financial literacy.
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