Posts Tagged ‘Credit Bureau’

Clean Credit Report – Easily Raise Your Credit Score 100 Points

Vincent Dail asked: Your credit report contains information about where you work, live and how you pay your bills (On time or not). It also may show whether you’ve been sued, arrested or have filed for bankruptcy with in the last 10 years. Companies called consumer reporting agencies (cra) or credit bureaus compile and sell [...]

Which Credit Score Do Lenders Use to Qualify Me For a Loan?

Tony Banks asked: You have a credit score with the three main bureaus, Equifax, Transunion and Experian. Each bureau has come up with their own version of the credit scoring formula which is unknown to the public.This creates a situation where your three scores are highly unlikely to be the same. The credit score that [...]

Which credit bureau agency does GMAC use to review auto loan applications?

Tori M asked: Please answer if you work for GMAC or know for sure if they use Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion. Do they check all 3 agencies or just one? Update- They use TransUnion to check your credit when you apply for an auto loan.Rebecca

Why 3 credit bureau scores different?

clankindered asked: I subscribed to 2 different credit monitoring services by accident and I am glad I did that. I ordered my credit report from 3 credit bureau (experian, equifax, transunion) and surprisingly each credit monitoring service give me different credit scores. Since they get that information from the same 3 credit bureau howcome I [...]

What credit bureau do loan officers or underwriters look at to calculate a 620 credit score for a FHA loan?

JH asked: There is Experian, Equifax and Transunion I have different scores for each, but which one do loan officers and underwriters look at to approve you for an FHA insured loan? Do they look at the highest, lowest or average?Alice