Posts Tagged ‘Credit Scores’

Check Your Free Credit Report

Jim Banks asked: Your credit score affects you in more ways than you realize. Your credit score will tell lenders how likely you are going to pay your bills. As such, the credit score becomes their basis whether they should approve your credit application or not. The exact formulas for calculating credit scores are closely [...]

Reasons You Will Denied a Home Mortgage Refinance

Michael Petrone asked: Unless you are eligible for refinancing through Obama’s “Home Affordability Plan” you will find that refinancing a mortgage can be difficult. It requires several different facts and figures before you will even have a chance of getting approved. Mortgage lenders and banks can deny any refinance application for any of the following [...]

Even People With Good Credit Are Penalized

Harrine Freeman asked: By now everyone is aware of the Vantage credit scoring system developed by the three major credit bureaus Equifax, Experian and TransUnion that grades consumers on a grading scale of A-F. I have done extensive research but have yet to find out how lenders will use this score or what lenders will [...]

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 [...]

Difference Between FICO and VantageScore

Josh D Paul asked: Credit scores are important indicators of creditworthiness. Lenders use these numerical values to assess risk before extending credit or financing terms with applicants. These scores will often determine the interest rates available and whether or not they’re favorable.The most widely used type of credit score is one that is calculated using [...]