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Tim Scott: “Good credit should not be an accident. It should be something that you work at as a goal.”

On the recordJuly 31, 2017
Good credit should not be an accident. It should be something that you work at as a goal.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Scott emphasizes the importance of understanding credit scores for home ownership.

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