Tag Credit History

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.

What do we love about credit?

What else is there to love about credit? How about credit history. It might go without saying that the longer an account is open the more it helps. Your credit history is 15% of your credit score and it is an average of your open and active accounts both installment and revolving.

What is a VantageScore?

From home loans, to auto loans to bank loans, FICO is used in 90% of all lending decisions; however many consumers are viewing their credit scores from a VantageScore. According to US News, VantageScore was designed to provide a consistent credit…

Change in Public Records Reporting

Change in Public Records Reporting   What is a Public Record? Tax Liens, Judgments and Bankruptcies are credit items that are on file with the government. These can report on the credit report and have a severe detrimental impact to…

Detrimental Errors

Detrimental Errors on your credit report FACT: 70% to 80% of consumer credit reports have errors. The FCC did a study and found that 7 out of 10 credit reports have some sort of detrimental error(s). In addition, a new…

Importance of Credit Cards

Importance of Credit Cards   If you do not own a credit card or revolving account, what you read below may be the most important thing you read to help raise your credit scores.   We recommend that you have…

Credit Coaching Guide – Part 2

Credit Coaching Guide – Part 2 Experts say the average time required to rebuild one’s credit to the point at which you can be accepted for a major credit card or small loan is approximately two years. Here are some…