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7 Ways To Protect Your Credit Score For Better Mortgage Rates

By Chris Richter | Published: February 5, 2010
Credit scores not only make the difference between a mortgage approval and mortgage turn-down, but they also play a large role in determining your actual mortgage note rate. In the 3-minute piece, the NBC Today Show talks about 7 ways that homebuyers ruin their credit -- often by accident.
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