Credit checks

mark07

I know there is no definate way to tell how banks etc give you a credit rating, but are there any basic rules I should be following? The reason I'm asking is I am looking into doing a balance transfer but as Ive done this on a couple of occasions now I have around 5 credit cards (most of which I dont use anymore!) and want to know whether this would affect my credit check?

Thanks in advance.

Clariman

See
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1101485056,23650,
and
http://www.stoozing.com/cra.htm
Clariman

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