Comment from JCsimple
Time February 16, 2010 at 11:59 pm

Surely it will. A credit card would be better though. It shows that you can borrow money and pay it back on time.

Comment from stargazerjimbo
Time February 17, 2010 at 12:44 am

Keep all your credit cards below 50% of the available balance.

I was surprised to find when we refinanced our home that and balance on a line of credit above 50% actually goes against your credit score! Who knew?

Comment from ramogu
Time February 17, 2010 at 1:23 am

I don’t think a prepaid card has any effect on your credit whatsoever. Paying your bills on time help. The fastest way to boost your score is to increase your credit limits to give you a better debt/credit ratio. According to a good friend of mine that has been in the mortgage business for 10+ years, credit is a numbers game. The better you understand it, the better you can manipulate it.

check this site http://www.myfico.com/CreditEducation/WhatsInYourScore.aspx

Comment from ruaclevermind
Time February 17, 2010 at 2:00 am

Open accounts that report to the credit bureaus: http://www.expert-credit-advice.com/building_credit.htm

Pay off debt: http://www.expert-credit-advice.com/debt_settlement_service.htm

Delete negative items: http://www.expert-credit-advice.com/credit_repair_service.htm

Comment from hakeem
Time February 17, 2010 at 2:03 am

As another user said, the better you understand credit, the better you can manipulate it. Here’s a little more information :

http://financialbasics.blogspot.com/2006/11/credit-reports-and-credit-reporting.html

Enjoy!