Basic Training Podcast: Credit 101

DALLAS - Credit is a financial tool. Debt is a financial problem.

Rod Griffin with credit reporting company Experian discusses what goes into your credit score and how banks and lenders use it to evaluate you.

What goes into your credit score and how banks and lenders use it to evaluate you
How to establish credit in the first place
How to dig yourself out of the financial hole without damaging your credit score
Common mistakes people make that damage their credit, even when they think they're doing the right thing