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It can help if your indebtedness is high such as too many credit cards and high balances, a car note and mortgage payment. You DIR (debt to income ratio)

determines your credit worthiness. To buy property, it should be less than 35%.

With the housing crunch and foreclosures at an all time high, less than 30% would

be better.

On the other hand, if the loan is all you have, paying it off might not be so good. Creditors consider on-time paying habits essential. No outstanding credit doesn't

show you pay bills on time.

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