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Credit Counts . . .Know the Score!
Understanding the Importance of Credit Scoring
© 2004 by Access Group, Inc.All rights reserved.
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Do you know the score?
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QUESTION
What can a lender learn from your credit score?
A. Amount of your total debt
B. Probability that you’ll repay a future loan on time
C. Your debt-to-income ratio
D. Number of loans you have borrowed
E. All the above
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What’s a credit score?• Numerical forecast of the likelihood you’ll
successfully repay a future loan
• Based on information in your credit report
• Automated credit evaluation tool
• Comparable to your “credit GPA”
• First developed by Fair Isaac & Co.
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True or False?
Your credit score changes daily.
FALSE• Your credit score can change only
when your credit report changes
• Your score is calculated only when requested
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What is a credit report?• Record of your credit accounts and how
well you’ve performed in repaying those accounts
• Derived from data in your credit history maintained by authorized credit reporting agencies
• Provides a measure of your “willingness to pay” a loan or other financial obligation
• Comparable to your “credit transcript”
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True or False?
You have only one credit score at any point in time.
FALSE
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There is no single score . . .• Credit bureau scores are not the
only scores used
• Fair Isaac & Co. is not the only company providing scores
• Your score may be different at each credit bureau
• Your score changes over time
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FICO® Credit Scores
• Calculated using Fair Isaac & Co. methodology
• FICO® scoring method is a “black box”
• FICO® scores range from 300 to 850
• You want the highest FICO® score possible
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Minimum Scoring Requirements
Must have at least:
• one account open minimum of 6 months
• one account, not currently in dispute, updated within past 6 months
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Who uses your score?
Anyone with legal authority according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), e.g.:
• Current and potential lenders
• Prospective employers
• Prospective landlords
• Insurance companies where you’re trying to get coverage
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True or False?
All information in your credit report has equal weight in credit scoring.
FALSE
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What factors affect your score?
35%
30%
15%
10%
10%Payment History (35%)
Amounts Owed (30%)
Length of History (15%)
New Credit (10%)
Account "Mix" (10%)
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True or False?
Education loan debt does not necessarily result in a low credit score.
TRUE• Education loans are installment debt and they
typically are viewed more favorably than revolving debt in credit scoring
• How well you have managed credit in the past is more important than your amount of debt
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These Factors DO Count!• High revolving account balances WILL
impact score even if no history of late payments
• Paid collection accounts DO impact score until removed from report
• Use of credit counseling services, if reported by creditor, MAY lower score
• Inquiries for more credit MAY lower score
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QUESTIONWhich of the following is the MOST important factor in determining your credit score?
A. Available credit
B. Payment history
C. Total debt
D. No one factor is always the most important; it’s the mix of all information that counts
E. None of the above
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What a Credit Score Ignores• Age, race, color, religion, national origin
and marital status
• Salary, occupation, title, employer, date employed, employment history
• Where you live
• Interest rates being charged on current accounts
• Information reported regarding child or family support or rental agreements
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QUESTION
How long can inquiries by a lender impact your credit score?
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 2 years
D. 7 years
E. Indefinitely
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Inquiries that doNOT affect your credit score . . .• Self inquiries
• Promotional inquiries
• Administrative inquiries
• Inquiries from prospective employers
• When applying for auto/mortgage loans:
• Auto/mortgage loan related inquiries in past 30 days [Auto/mortgage loan related inquiries within a 14-day period are treated as single inquiry]
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Scoring Myths (#1)
MYTH
• Your score determines if you’ll get approved for credit
REALITY
• Your score is just one of the factors used in credit decisions
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Scoring Myths (#2)
MYTH
• A low (poor) score will haunt you forever
REALITY
• Wrong--Your score is a snapshot of your credit in time and it changes as new information is added
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Other Common Misconceptions• Balance transfers don’t hurt score
• Credit history contains only current account status
• Delinquent accounts now made current have no negative impact on score
• Bankruptcy “clears” both debt and credit record
• Divorce decrees regarding joint accounts must be honored by creditors
• Student loans not in repayment are not counted as debt
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Obtaining Your Credit Score• Can be obtained online from:
• Fair Isaac and Companymyfico.com
• National Credit Bureausequifax.com
experian.com
transunion.com
• Fee is charged
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What do you get with your score?• Credit score report typically includes:
• Your score
• Analysis and explanation of your score
• Placement relative to all other people with scores
• Most important positive and negative factors affecting your score
• Also may include• Copy of credit report used to generate score
• “Score Simulator”
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True or False?
Most people have a FICO® credit score between 650 and 700.
FALSE
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11%
29%
20%
16%
11%
13%
800+750-799700-749650-699600-649Below 600
How do people score?Based on general population’s FICO® scores:
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QUESTION
What is the MOST common reason why a credit score is not higher?
A. Bankruptcy
B. Collection account(s)
C. Amount owed on accounts too high
D. Too many accounts with balances
E. Serious delinquency
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Top 5 Reasons That Lower Credit Scores
1. Serious delinquency
2. Serious delinquency, AND public record or collection filed
3. Derogatory public record or collection filed
4. Time since delinquency is too recent or unknown
5. Level of delinquency on accounts
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MORE Reasons That Lower Credit Scores
6. Number of delinquent accounts
7. Amount owed on accounts
8. Proportion of balances to credit limits on revolving accounts is too high
9. Length of time accounts have been established
10. Too many accounts with balances
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What rate might you get?The following APRs illustrate what rate you might be offered for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage based on your credit score.
Reported at myFICO.com as of 1/15/04
5.00%5.50%6.00%6.50%7.00%7.50%8.00%8.50%9.00%
Credit Score
Inte
rest
Rat
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500-559560-619620-674675-699700-719720-850
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Credit Scoring Can Help You
• Credit decisions can be made faster
• Credit decisions are fairer, more objective
• Past credit problems may count for less, unlike “knock-out” credit rules
• More credit is available
• Cost of credit should be lower overall
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QUESTIONWhich of the following is NOT generally a method for improving your credit score over time?
A. Paying your bills on time
B. Minimizing what you owe on revolving accounts
C. Opening new accounts only when needed
D. Obtaining both installment and revolving accounts
E. Using caution when considering balance transfers
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In summary . . .To maximize your score:
• Don’t procrastinate – pay all your bills on time.
• Avoid owing more than 30% of your available revolving credit.
• “Less is more” – keep your revolving debt as low as possible.
• “Older is better” – older accounts score more favorably.
• Minimize the opening of new revolving accounts.