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How Student Loans May Affect Your Credit [Infographic]

Author: Sean P. Egen

January 07, 2022

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How Student Loans Affect Credit [Infographic]

If you’re like most students, your focus was primarily on your studies in school—not how your student loans might affect your credit. But once you graduate and payments come due, your student loans and credit are forever tied. Here’s how.    

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Sean P. Egen

After realizing he couldn’t pay back his outrageous film school student loans with rejection notices from Hollywood studios, Sean focused his screenwriting skills on scripting corporate videos. Videos led to marketing communications, which led to articles and, before he knew it, Sean was making a living as a writer. He continues to do so today by leveraging his expertise in credit, financial planning, wealth-building, and living your best life for Credit One Bank.

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