Tech Insider

Our experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here's how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page.

College student stresses about student loans
Student loans can help build a positive payment history, which makes up 35% of your FICO score.

damircudic/Getty

Tags
Personal Finance, Credit, Credit Score, student-loans, credit-score, student-loan-default, delinquency, personal-finance-insider, pfi, pfi-freelance, pfi-guide, TOC-jump-to, faq-page, pfi-storytelling
Source
Do student loans affect credit scores?