Why are my scores different?

The most common  methodology is FICO and is used in 90% of all lending decisions. And just to make it even more confusing there are 49 different FICO based algorithms across multiple industries. In the mortgage industry, the mortgage FICO scoring model has 9 different algorithms.

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Credit Card Utilization

What is credit card utilization and how can it impact your credit score? Your revolving accounts make up 30% of your credit score in the mortgage FICO credit scoring model. That is almost one third of your score.

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CREDIT 101 CLASS CHOSEN FOR ABoR ACADEMY

For Immediate Release Contact: Chris Busch President, Elevate My Scores Phone: (281) 612 – 1281 Email: [email protected] CREDIT 101 CLASS CHOSEN FOR ABoR…

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Change in Public Records Reporting

Change in Public Records Reporting   What is a Public Record? Tax Liens, Judgments and Bankruptcies are credit items that…

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Detrimental Errors

Detrimental Errors on your credit report FACT: 70% to 80% of consumer credit reports have errors. The FCC did a…

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