Drivers with poor credit usually pay for more car insurance. That's because, in the majority of states, car insurance companies can use your credit history when determining your monthly premiums.

Drivers with a perfect driving record can pay twice as much for car insurance if they have bad credit. Improving a credit score from "very poor" to "exceptional" can yield car insurance savings of 273 ...

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Having bad credit will certainly hurt your chances of getting a car or house but those aren't the only things effected by having a poor credit score. The online auto lender shares six ways having a ...

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