Credit report and credit score provide information about your current status with regards to usage of credit, insurance and other services. They are parameters that help the lenders to measure the height of risk in doing business with you.

The credit report information is used by the lenders to decide that what would be the agreeable amount that can be offered to you as debt. The credit report plays a major role in deciding your numerical score, which is also called as credit score. Such a score usually ranges between 300 and 850. Thus, credit score is based on credit report.

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