credit history
noun
: a record of having borrowed and repaid money in the past
It's hard to buy a car if you don't have any credit history.
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Access to favorable trade credit terms and supply chain finance often depends on a business's credit history.
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
What happens after consolidation: The record of default and the late payments before default will remain on a student’s credit history.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information about Americans, including financial data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 14 May 2025
Among those protections for tenants: • Security deposits will be limited to the equivalent of a single month’s rent, unless the tenant’s application might otherwise be denied because of criminal history, credit history or rental history.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
What happens after consolidation: The record of default and the late payments before default will remain on a student’s credit history.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information about Americans, including financial data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 14 May 2025
Among those protections for tenants: • Security deposits will be limited to the equivalent of a single month’s rent, unless the tenant’s application might otherwise be denied because of criminal history, credit history or rental history.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for credit history
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“Credit history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20history. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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