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For instance, if you have a small business, fleet credit cards can keep your books in order when you issue them to drivers of company vehicles for gas and automobile repairs. On the other hand, it's very easy to abuse department store credit cards. And it's easy to have too many credit cards open at once. Automobile Credit Report When applying for a loan to purchase a car, the lender will want to take a look at a person's auto credit report. Credit reports tell lenders all they need to know about granting a loan to all applicants. When a person applies for a car, an auto credit report shows the lender what kind of credit or risk score a person has and the likelihood of an individual's ability to repay the new debt. An auto credit report can tell a lender a great deal about the person applying for a loan including their capacity to repay, the kind of collateral they have and the kind of character the person applying for a loan has. 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