Get Your Report & Analysis

It is very important to get your report and analysis. Why is this important? For one thing, if you're thinking about buying a house or applying for for any other big purchase, you'll need a clean report, and it's always best to get your report and analysis before your lender does. This will give you an opportunity to clean up any discrepancies or errors, which are fairly common, and which can throw a monkey wrench in the works if not resolved.

Ideally, you should get your report and analysis once a year with each of the three bureaus:

• Bills can get them all – http://www.bills.com/creditreport

• Equifax – (800) 685-1111, http://www.equifax.com

• Trans Union – (800) 888-4213, http://www.transunion.com; and

• Experian (888) 397-3742, http://www.experian.com

You're entitled by law to get your report and analysis for free from each of these three bureaus once a year. You can get all three at once or spread them out over the year. If you get your report and analysis more frequently than that, each report will cost no more than around $10 and in some states considerably less.

If you've been turned down for in the last 60 days because of something a lender saw on your report, you can get your report and analysis free of charge. Lenders are required by law to notify you of this right if they deny you credit.

When you get your report and analysis, review them carefully to make sure all the loans and accounts listed really belong to you, and that all the accounts listed as open are actually current loans or balances. If a loan you've paid off or a card that was cancelled is still listed as open, contact the bureau and ask for your report to be corrected.

What Is the Range of Possible FICO Scores and What Do They Mean?

FICO scores range between 300 and 850. Ratings are as follows:

~ Excellent: Over 750
~ Very Good: 720 or more
~ Acceptable: 660 to 720
~ Uncertain: 620 to 660
~ Risky: less than 620

How Is My FICO Score Calculated?

The formula used to calculate your FICO score includes information based on several factors:

~ 35% on your payment history
~ 30% on the amount you currently owe lenders
~ 15% on the length of your history
~ 10% on the number of new accounts you've opened or applied for (fewer is better)
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10% on the mix of accounts you have (mortgages, cards, installment loans, etc.)

In general, when people talk about “your score,” they’re talking about your current FICO score. But in fact there are three different FICO scores developed by Fair Isaac—one at each of the three main US reporting agencies. And these scores have different names.

WILL YOUR SCORES BE DIFFERENT?

FICO scores range from about 300 to 850. It’s important to get your report and analysis so you can understand what your FICO score is. Fair Isaac makes the scores as consistent as possible between the three reporting agencies. If your information were exactly identical at all three reporting agencies, your scores from all three would be within a few points of each other. But here’s why your FICO scores may in fact be different at the three reporting agencies. The way lenders and other businesses report information to the reporting agencies sometimes results in different information being in your report at the three agencies. The agencies may also report the same information in different ways. Even small differences in the information at the three reporting agencies can affect your scores. Since lenders may review your score and report from any of the three reporting agencies, it’s a good idea to check your!
credit report from all three and make sure they’re all right.

Usually when you get your report and analysis from the bureau it will include a form for reporting any inaccuracies. Give as much detail as possible, and if you have documents that back up your claim, provide copies. By law, the bureau must investigate your report claim, but even if they decide your report is accurate as it stands, you should continue to try to correct the report by writing a letter explaining your side of the story (not to exceed 100 words), which the bureau is required to provide to anyone requesting your report.

When deciding whether to approve credit, lenders take the following into consideration:

• Your payment history--do you pay bills on time?

• Have you had a bill referred to a collection agency?

• Have you ever declared bankruptcy?

• How much debt do you have outstanding compared to your limits? The closer your debt is to your limit, the less favorable.

• How long is your history? If you haven't had much of a history yet, prompt payments are even more important.

• Have you applied for more lately? Too many applications for has a negative impact on your chances for approval.

• How many accounts do you have? Too many is considered a negative.

Information is retained in your report for up to seven to ten years. When you get your report and analysis, if you have negative items in your history, you can gradually repair your by consistently paying your bills on time from now on, paying down your balances, and not taking on any new debt. Lenders will take your improved record into consideration when deciding whether to approve credit, especially if you've been paying on time for at least a year.

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