<p>We’re starting to stray from the original question, but on the subject of the FICO score and what affects it, here are 3 links that provide some helpful information:</p>
<p><a href=“http://financialplan.about.com/od/creditreportsandscores/a/ImproveFICO.htm[/url]”>http://financialplan.about.com/od/creditreportsandscores/a/ImproveFICO.htm</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/credit/more/scores.html[/url]”>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/credit/more/scores.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fool.com/ccc/check/check01.htm[/url]”>http://www.fool.com/ccc/check/check01.htm</a></p>