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Building your credit history

Loans — as with finance, in general — can do wonderful things for you when properly managed. It can help solve urgent problems, cater to substantial expenses and grow businesses.

However, when mismanaged, credit quickly becomes a source of frustration and can cause real damage to your future financial prospects.

We’ve highlighted a few ways below to ensure you are properly managing credit.

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Limit your exposure to debt

Realize there is such a thing as ‘too much credit’. Taking on multiple loans at a time increase the risk of missing a payment and then getting stuck in nasty cycles of debt — constantly taking additional loans to pay off previous loans which you’re already struggling to service.

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Only apply for loans when you need it

A loan is a serious obligation and should be treated as such — it probably shouldn’t be used to impress your boys at the club! Assess your needs prior to applying — is the cash need important enough to take out a short term loan?

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Start with the end in mind

Only take loans when you are certain you will have the means to repay on or before the agreed due date(s). Be sure to confirm all interest/fees associated with the loan prior to applying. Only proceed when you are comfortable that you will be able to service the expected repayments.

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Avoid late repayments at all costs

Late repayments or defaults on loans are not only a breach of the contractual agreement between a borrower and a lender; they also come with very real consequences that can be hard to shake off in the long-term.

Services such as Paylater reward you for on-time repayments with points, which can be used towards obtaining more attractive loan terms.

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Get familiar with credit reports

If you don’t know what this is — you’re not alone! A lot of our new users start off unaware of the meaning of credit reports or the existence of the credit bureaus that store information on them. Financial institutions are required to provide these bureaus with data on the accounts you hold with them — this applies to current accounts, overdrafts, loans, and soon, even payments such as PHCN bills will be reported!

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