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Too few active accounts on your credit file?? Bill Me Later?

I wanted to use BML to purchase something but it said I have "Too few active accounts on my credit file" what does that even mean?

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  • 7 years ago
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    That means that you can't use bill me later. Bill me later is only for someone who has a lot of credit cards or things like that on their credit report, and you don't.

  • 7 years ago

    I've been told that you need 3-5 credit cards and use them only up to half and are good paying customer for maybe a year before you'll be able to get creditors to work for you.

    When they tell you you had too few active accounts means you weren't buying anything on them.

  • 7 years ago

    It means that you have not established any real credit. You need to get a credit card or two or buy a car and get a small car loan. You have to do something to establish credit.

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