31.   But trusting a stranger with your credit history and financial future may not be the solution.

32.   By lending money to people whose credit histories are one or two notches below perfect, auto finance companies can charge higher interest rates.

33.   Cityscape originates loans to U.S. and U.K. borrowers with bad credit or little credit history, analysts said.

34.   Cityscape originates loans to U.S. and U.K. borrowers with bad credit or little credit history.

35.   Charge-offs and other negative items drop off credit histories after seven years.

36.   Closing an old credit card account can hurt you, because it shortens your credit history.

37.   College students generally pay their bills on time and in the process establish a credit history that enables them to finance homes and cars after graduation.

38.   Cohen, she said, relied on a small, unrepresentative sample and ignored the effect of credit history on the amount of markup that a dealer added.

39.   Counselors there can give you advice about cleaning up your credit history.

40.   Court files show that Coleman had a rocky credit history.