What is a Good Credit Score
Your credit score refers to the 3 digit number assigned to consumers as a convenient way for lenders to understand how credit worthy a certain person is. It is typically utilized in order to help these lenders decide whether you qualify for credit and what the associated interest rate will be.
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A Good Credit Score – The Key To Cheap Financing
Dodging bad credit is a struggle people go through on a daily basis. They pay their bills on time by working their tails off. They hold out on their wants so as to pay interest on debt just to get good credit. This is a struggle to dodge bankruptcy or home foreclosure. However, is good credit really worth all the effort?
Turns out, yes! Watch this video.
Q&A: can i get my credit score up if its REALLY low?
Question by : can i get my credit score up if its REALLY low?
Like if I overdrafted my bank never payed them then would my credit score go down? im 16 my mother is also on the account would my credit get ruined before i was 18? if so how do i get it up like can you actually get your credit score up? is it hard?
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Answer by Johnny A
Dude especially now it’s hard because the banks aren’t lending that much, but it’s possible to get a joint credit card with your mother as a co-signer, like a student visa credit card. Your mom is joint on your bank account so if you overdraft your card, she pays for it or it messes up her credit. Same goes if you get a co-sign credit card. You might be able to get a credit card if you have a part time job, it’s known sometimes as a signature line of credit. If you owe money under your name, your only credit will be bad credit. Bad credit doesn’t drop below a score of like 400 i think. Good credit is around 700. Very good is 800+. Right now if you did a credit report with nothing negative like money owed to banks, or have a credit card or car, or loans, you would have what they call a “thin record” or “no data or score” Hope that makes sense. There are also 3 major credit beaureus that banks and collections report payments to Transunion, Experion, and Equifax.
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My credit score is 737. What should i expect for an APR on a new car?
Question by syrendyr: My credit score is 737. What should i expect for an APR on a new car?
i’m looking for a 2010 SUV and I don’t want to have anyone run my credit and ding it before am 100% about what i want to get.
Also: What is a good SUV for gas mileage?
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Answer by Toni
Is that a FICO score? If so that is a great score.
From Money Magazine.
Scores higher than 740 to 760 are really not necessary.
You will get the best rates with these.
You are so close.
Make sure any credit card you have is paid in full each month to bring that score up.
Or at least make sure you are not using more than 30% of your available credit limit.
Carrying balances on credit cards can easily damage ratings.
There are some poeople out there with scores of 800 just with credit cards – it can be done.
Credit.com Credit Score Calculator
Fico Score Estimator.
You must pay in full each month for those top scores.
Note: Many experts on CNBC are predicting gas to hit $ 4 a gallon this summer – some $ 5 a gallon.
These are professionals that study the markets day in and day out.
We just bought a little cheap new car because we know this is coming and things are going to get rough, very rough. Please ponder this just for a few minutes – the future could be bad, very bad when it comes to gas prices…
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Q&A: is there somewhere online that i can just check my credit score not my credit report?
Question by macgrl80: is there somewhere online that i can just check my credit score not my credit report?
i dont want to sign up for anything that is a free trial either i had problems with that before. i don’t mind paying for it but i want it to be a one time only charge
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Answer by ESweetPea
No, not really.
They’ll give you the credit report for free, but what you’re looking for is a “beacon score” or FICO score or something like that.
For that, they generally charge, like, 8 bucks or something.
It’s kind of a scam, but whatever.
They know the score is what you really want to know, so they either make you sign up for something or pay them or do something so they get paid.
Free report, yes.
Free score, doubt it.
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When I got the score from one of those free services?
Question by Go with the flow: When I got the score from one of those free services?
It said this is a CE score used by lenders
What does the CE stand for?
I dug and found out that their (Quizzles) scoring model is completely different
They add Amount of Cash Flow to the formula
Which takes the amount of money you earn
The site asks you your salary, and I lied and put almost none and my score with them was disastrous.
They say they use a CE scoring model
Does the CE stand for the model used by mortgage lenders ?
What does it stand for?
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Answer by timothy p
any score other than FICO is useless. The FICO name brand score is the one lenders use. It doesn’t include your income.
Your income will be considered in your ability to repay a loan but is irrelevant when considering how well you repaid loan is the past.
If you want your real score, go to myfico.com. They will charge for this score but it will be much more accurate. Keep in mind that some lenders give heavier weight to certain types of accounts so your score still may not match exactly. ex. My credit card company orders a custom FICO that gives heavier weight to how well I repay revolving accounts. A car loan may give heavier weight to how well you repay installment accounts… The only time I have had my FICO match exactly was at my credit union. The others were close though.
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what happens if you settle your debt will it affect credit score?
Question by h.p: what happens if you settle your debt will it affect credit score?
how bad it will be?
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Answer by victor c
A debt settlement will actually improve your credit. Having a lot of debt typically hurts most people’s credit because it gives them an exceptionally high debt-to-income ratio and debt-to-credit ratio. Inversely, a debt settlement, which manifests in a debt elimination, lowers and brings both the debt-to-income ratio and debt-to-credit ratio to a positive standing.
According to Fair Isaac corporation, which created the FICO credit scoring model, the “debt-to-credit” ratio makes up roughly 30 percent of the consumer credit score. So, obviously a debt settlement (a.k.a. debt negotiation) will improve your credit.
In addition to being able to improve your physical credit score, hiring a debt negotiation specialist to settle your debt can give you added credit benefits. It also makes you look more creditworthy than previously showing a whopping sum of debt and high debt to credit balances. Keep in mind that creditors are more concerned about debtors that owe a lot and can’t seem to reasonably pay off their debts than if you’re presently debt-free, yet had a checkered credit history.
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Why is my Equifax credit score so much lower than Transunion and Experian.?
Question by : Why is my Equifax credit score so much lower than Transunion and Experian.?
The content is identical to both Transunion and Experian, but Equifax is nearly 100 points lower. I was thinking about buying my first home, but I’m afraid to even try to get prequalified.
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Answer by irishkittie79
It’s all in the calculations and each bureau does it differently. Ask the lender which one they will use or if they use them all. Some will use the FICO score which is independent of the 3 credit bureaus. Do not worry about your score at this point, look at your debt to credit and pay off what you can and then apply for your loan and see if you get pre-approved. Be sure to shop around.
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How many points are taken off your credit score when a credit check is done?
Question by bendavis19792003: How many points are taken off your credit score when a credit check is done?
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Answer by housemouseref
It depends on what type of company pulled your credit. Example, if you are shopping for a car loan, supposedly, you have up to 5 credit pulls within a 30 day time frame during which your score will not drop. It also depends on how solid your credit score is to begin with. If you have great credit with no lates, it probably won’t pull the score down. What type of credit are you shopping for?
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Know Your Credit Score – Tropical Financial
As a credit holder, may you be new or veteran, have certainly wondered how the credit scores of other credit holders are doing. You would comfort yourself by thinking that perhaps they are the same as you, missing documents and lapsing due dates.
You may feel fear while speculating about what if they are much better credit holders than you are. Yes, there are various credit holders out there. The same thing goes with credit scores. You should always be aware of your credit score, suffice it to say.
Watch this video an learn great tips in keeping up with your Credit Scores.
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