Mallika Mitra is a seasoned business and financial journalist. Her work has appeared in Barron's, Kiplinger, CNBC, Bloomberg, Bankrate, USA Today and more. She was also the investing editor at Money.
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If you see your credit score take a tumble, you’ll likely be wondering what to do next. Here’s everything you need to know about why scores are dropping and what steps you can take to start bumping your score back up.