The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2017, in Section 641, signed by President Obama on December 23, 2016, amended the definition of disposable pay in the Uniformed Services Former Spousesâ Protection Act (USFSPA), 10 U.S.C. Â§ 1408-- In the case of a division of military retired pay as property (that becomes final prior to the date of a ...
2 Dispute a credit report error. If your credit report contains errors, you have the right to have them removed by writing to the credit bureau or the creditor who listed the account on your credit report. Errors can hurt your credit score more than you think.
Use Less Credit. While you can lower your credit utilization by increasing your credit limit, you can also attack the other side of the issue. If you have 40 percent utilization due to a $1,000 balance and a $2,500 limit, spending or owing less on your credit card will have the same impact as raising your credit limit. Cutting your credit card balance back to $600 will reduce your utilization to 24 percent and may improve your score.