Can Public Library Fines Hurt My Credit Score? – Episode #44
Public library fines can impact your credit score. But, this depends on whether or not fines are reported to credit agencies, so be careful! There are companies that specialize in just helping libraries collect these fines.
What if you know your credit score won’t be affected by your library fines?
Credit scores aside, pay them off, they are library fines for heaven’s sake. I mean, don’t you feel a little guilty not paying off fines to the public library? Plus, what’s the largest it could be? Feel free to comment with your library late fee story.
795 FICO Credit Score
July 17, 2008 by awjolls
Filed under MyScoreBlog
My FICO Credit Score is on the rise again. Why? I’ve been keeping with my plan to pay down credit cards every two weeks. I simply put reminders in my calendar and pay my bills AHEAD of schedule. My Equifax FICO credit score is now up 33 points since February.
