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id=\"anim-ee2f9a71-7818-45cb-9733-90cd6d4d5186\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 432.40749%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7220216606498195% 0.7220216606498195% 0.7220216606498195% 0.7220216606498195% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%\" id=\"el-e6456944-30c5-4581-bb27-1c7d77f315ac\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.155234657039711% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.517799em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #f6f2ed\">The Credit Score<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\"> 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&#8220;Installment Credit&#8221; while Credit Cards are &#8220;Revolving&#8221;. 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5.839416058394161%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:79.77346%;width:76.94175%;height:25.08091%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-79451cb4-fb52-4c15-8c73-6c9e9e7cca79\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-0d3a9744-374a-4fdf-9632-936cf731f0fe\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 117.56272%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-a59c862d-47a2-442e-91c6-baa51e9ae1fd\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>High card spends can choke your score by raising your utilization ratio. A Personal Loan doesn&#8217;t, making it a &#8220;safer&#8221; way to spend.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:42.55663%;width:1.45631%;height:14.72492%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-68de65a9-aa10-4f5b-97b4-6330f411e7fa\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-46c6b6f7-80aa-4582-a415-dc38ff75bd48\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 452.99146%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-53e4f97e-1d8b-4d5e-a36e-a3bc15c30bdf\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:#ffb555;will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:50.24272%;top:56.47249%;width:38.59223%;height:18.60841%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-692c6ef0-6aed-4018-bc2d-0d2f12254d87\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-38a5faeb-3963-46ec-ad67-0914642516da\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 283.67158%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1.257861635220126% 1.257861635220126% 1.257861635220126% 1.257861635220126% \/ 1.7391304347826086% 1.7391304347826086% 1.7391304347826086% 1.7391304347826086%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#f8e2c6\" id=\"el-951ff716-f82c-44ff-8e1e-9bea5d4d7274\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.7610062893081744% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.453074em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:2.515723270440252% 5.031446540880504%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Manage UtilizationLimit<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"9a70298a-3cf3-4313-a9b3-39c71135e1b6\" auto-advance-after=\"8s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-bc56369e-b407-4650-af02-6f407bdddde9\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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0%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#016fbb\" id=\"el-efb8cf04-d46b-4be4-a096-657c01666ec3\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:8.988321167883218% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Serif&quot;,serif;font-size:1.521036em;line-height:1.1;text-align:center;padding:2.9197080291970803% 5.839416058394161%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:79.77346%;width:76.94175%;height:25.08091%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-0466ec7b-0143-4243-86fa-12f0f21dfd19\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-0024d4f7-f8d5-4c88-9d6a-585199597d22\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 117.56272%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-90be1154-a66c-4a6c-b596-e59b02d6d88d\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Loans have fixed EMIs, which prove long-term discipline. Cards offer flexible payments, but can lead to the Minimum Due trap.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:42.55663%;width:1.45631%;height:14.72492%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-204e73b3-c055-45ec-930b-e4ac046b0400\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-b9d76e12-fc42-4e3a-857f-625ce0b4d229\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 452.99146%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-25771823-a677-44e8-8876-255267426b26\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:#ffb555;will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0% 0% 0% 0% \/ 0% 0% 0% 0%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#016fbb\" id=\"el-0594c145-8287-4315-b7c5-96cba22b72c1\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:8.988321167883218% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Serif&quot;,serif;font-size:1.521036em;line-height:1.1;text-align:center;padding:2.9197080291970803% 5.839416058394161%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:79.77346%;width:76.94175%;height:25.08091%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-d0d8ad7a-b476-437c-9e6c-88e9eea3ee0c\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-675c52b1-ee69-4f77-8eb1-130db2c4aca6\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 117.56272%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% 0.6309148264984227% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-4b55905d-8f33-4988-a3c2-99d2af422814\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.4;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Personal Loans have lower interest rates (10\u201315%) than Credit Cards (36\u201348%). This means easier repayments and a healthier credit report.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:42.55663%;width:1.45631%;height:14.72492%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-1d499626-0ce9-4b34-b585-29a87972f892\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-d267b4ed-e221-4711-be8d-70ea185cd537\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 452.99146%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-aae6d44c-8285-469f-9ea1-1ec288a3601e\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:#ffb555;will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.7721518987341756% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.453074em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:2.5316455696202533% 5.063291139240507%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">The Interest Edge<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"492f02e1-1d57-4870-a488-880fab48c9ec\" auto-advance-after=\"8s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7196fa55-9425-44e9-af4c-9fd5c2ac8228\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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0%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#016fbb\" id=\"el-f70ba830-6c15-42b0-8d63-e856d4e4fa66\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:8.988321167883218% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Serif&quot;,serif;font-size:1.521036em;line-height:1.1;text-align:center;padding:2.9197080291970803% 5.839416058394161%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:79.77346%;width:76.94175%;height:25.08091%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-deab2a8d-c8e2-4e41-8f98-7a6322c2a451\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-f64d5b27-84b4-4a9b-8a8b-4014d01613ac\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" 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Loans are reported monthly. Paying off a card balance gives a faster boost to your score.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:42.55663%;width:1.45631%;height:14.72492%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-35c99644-936c-499d-8604-fa3f6424d149\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-f994212b-e279-4ef3-9478-81a26562c67f\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 452.99146%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-4367ec45-5a31-4f28-a2dd-71e788c73d98\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:#ffb555;will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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