You need to know how credit scoring and your credit report works to get out of debt and improve your financial future. Here is what you need to know.
You may be wondering how some people can walk into a lending institution and get credit, or loans, while others that have the same income or job seem to get turned down or receive a higher interest rate. It is all about the risk factor and whether you are a safe risk, or a bad one, when you are being loaned money.
Creditors use a credit scoring system that gives them an idea of whether the person who wants to borrow money is likely to make their repayments, whether they have a history of not making repayments, or are likely to be unable to make the monthly repayments.
These credit scoring systems may go under several names. One of the most widely known credit scoring software applications is the FICO, or the Fair Isaac Corporation, and there are three variations of this software used by the three major credit reporting agencies.
What Exactly Is Credit Scoring?
Credit scoring is collected information about you and your credit history. Contained in a credit report is your bill paying history, as...