Title: Can Unpaid Utility Bills In Collections Hurt Your Credit Score? | MyBankTracker
Headings: Can Utility Bills In Collections Hurt Your Credit Score?
Can Utility Bills In Collections Hurt Your Credit Score?
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Can Utility Bills Affect Your Credit Score?
How they're similar
Where they differ
What Does It Mean When a Utility Bill Is In Collections?
How Utilities Can Damage Your Credit
How your credit score is calculated
Which factors affect your credit?
What's the effect of a utility bill in collections?
What to Do With a Utility Bill in Collections
Confirm the debt
How to Pay Off Old Utility Bills
Can You Remove a Utility Bill In Collections?
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About the author Thomas (TJ) Porter

Content: If you want to know more about how utilities and credit scores interact, this article will break things down. Can Utility Bills Affect Your Credit Score? Usually, when you think about your credit score, you think about it in terms of the ability to get a loan or credit card. You don’t think about your credit affecting other parts of your life. While it’s true that utilities are different than credit lines, they’re not as different as they might seem. How they're similar
When you use a credit card, the card issuer pays the merchant on your behalf. Later you have to pay the card back. You receive the benefit up front and pay for it later. Similarly, when you turn the lights on in your house, you use electricity. The electric company will send you a bill later, and you pay for the service then.