UNDERSTANDING CREDIT SCORING

Basic credit scoring webinar

From Data Facts, Inc.with Blake Higgins and Susan

McCullah

TOPICSWhat is a credit score

Why a credit score is importantWhat makes up a credit score

Commonly asked questionsTrue! False! Maybe!

What is a Credit Score?

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The higher the score

The lower the risk

QUESTION!!

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5 Factors that Make up a Credit Score

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35%: Payment History

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30% Amounts Owed

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15% Length of Credit History

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10% New Credit

the number of new hires who did well in the interview whoMortgage

loan

Installment loans

Retail accounts

Creditcards

= Mix of credit (10%)

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS

QUESTION!!

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Rate Shopping

Because a mortgage is a major purchase, the bureaus allow a window of time for borrowers to “rate shop” and have their credit pulled multiple times without it affecting their credit score.

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The score ignores all mortgage in

the prior 30 days and auto

inquiries made in the 15 days prior.

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All those inquiries are counted as just 1 inquiry

LATE PAYMENTS

So How Bad Does it Hurt?

Experian's National Score Index study showed that the average credit score for U.S. consumers with no late auto payments is nearly 100 points higher than those who have at least one late payment. The national average credit score for consumers with no late auto payments is 703, while the average score for consumers with at least one late payment is 605.

www.experian.com

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COLLECTIONS

Dealing with old collections as a means to raise someone’s credit score can actually have a negative

impact on a person’s credit score. This is because it will bring the “DLA” current, and the impact of that

collection will be felt all over again.

Therefore, the proper time to deal with collections is as at closing, if possible.

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True…False…Maybe

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Negative information on my credit report will eventually fall

off…

Source: www.myfico.com

TRUE

7 years for Late Payments, Chapter 13 bankruptcy, foreclosures.

7 years for most Collections, depending on the age of the debt being collected.

7 years for Public records, although unpaid tax liens can remain

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Becoming an authorized user will increase your credit

score…

Source: www.myfico.com

MAYBE….Becoming an authorized user on the account of someone who maintains a low balance and pays their bills on time WILL help to increase your score.

However, if the main account holder maxes out their credit card or pays late, being an authorized user can DECREASE your score.

Make sure the person has a very low balance and no late payments for the last 7 years before becoming an authorized user on an account.

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It’s best to close as many accounts as

possible to get your score higher…

Source: www.myfico.com

FALSEThis is because of a person’s "credit utilization ratio“ which looks at a person’s total used credit

in relation to the total available credit.

The higher this ratio, the more it can negatively affect a person’s credit score.

So, by closing an old card, some of the available is wiped out, increasing the credit utilization ratio,

which can LOWER the score.

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My credit score will drop if I apply for new

credit…

Source: www.myfico.com

MAYBE……It depends on the inquiry type. Most credit scores are not affected by multiple inquiries from auto, mortgage or student loan lenders. Typically, these are treated as a single inquiry and will have little impact on the credit score.

However, if you apply for several credit cards within a short period of time, multiple inquiries will appear on your report.

Looking for new credit can equate with higher risk which could drop a score.

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A poor score will follow me

Forever…

Source: www.myfico.com

A score is a “snapshot” of your risk at a particular point in time. It changes as new information is added to credit bureau files.

Past credit problems impact your score less as time passes.

By following today’s tips, a person can

eventually increase their scores, and qualify for lower interest rates.

FALSE!

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Thank you for Attending!Join us for “Advanced Credit Scoring” on

Tuesday, February 9th at 1pm CST

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