They may prefer to do that than lose a cardholder of two decades who pays her bills on time,
as your credit score indicates.
Not exact matches
The subprime category also includes borrowers with «reduced repayment capacity»
as indicated by their
credit scores or debt - to - income ratios.
The closing
credits do not begin with something classically romantic,
as Howard's
score might
indicate, but instead Muse's «Starlight.»
Moreover, ACT Inc., which began measuring college readiness
as the American College Testing Program in the 1950s, reports that among the college aspirants who took its admission exams last year, only 21 percent of the graduating seniors attained
scores high enough in all four subjects — English, reading, math, and science — to
indicate that they wouldn't need to take a no -
credit remedial course when they entered college.
The subprime category also includes borrowers with «reduced repayment capacity»
as indicated by their
credit scores or debt - to - income ratios.
A new or recent open date typically
indicates that it is a new
credit obligation and,
as a result, can impact the
score more than if the terms of the existing loan are simply changed.
The simple graph below
indicates just how much money you can save on interest rates
as you improve your
credit score.
Research from FICO
indicates that a foreclosure can shave
as many
as 160 points, or
as few
as 85 points, off your
credit score.
Your
credit score takes a little hit each time you shop for a new loan
as it
indicates that you need more
credit and that you may not be managing your existing
credit very well.
Your
credit score, or FICO, is a three - digit number that
indicates your creditworthiness and basically acts
as a numerical summation of your
credit report.
Credit scores in this range are considered a problem, and they
indicate that you had some significant missteps in your financial history
as a consumer.
Even if your
credit score is decent, your application may still be automatically denied,
as it
indicates you may be taking on too much debt.
How much you owe, and whether you make regular payments,
as well
as how desperate you seem for
credit (
as evidenced by hard inquiries) can
indicate your ability to repay a loan, and these items are taken into account in your
score.
A low
score could also
indicate something much less serious, such
as a short
credit history.
Experian, a
credit bureau specializing in consumer
credit reporting,
scoring and financial services, released a survey
indicating that San Antonio, Texas is the city with the most per capita consumer
credit card debt with an average of $ 5,177 in
credit card debt
as compared to the national average of $ 4,200
as of December 2010.
Similarly, rate shopping that goes on past that relatively short 30 - day window can also have a greater negative impact on your
credit score,
as that
indicates that you're looking at taking on more debt than just a single loan.
That being said anything over a
score of 780
indicates a history of good
credit and will likely result in you having a high FICO
score (used by 90 % of lenders)
as well.
Your
credit score indicates to potential lenders and creditors your responsibility
as borrower.
Always pay attention to your
credit score to see if it has any swings, which may
indicate a problem
as well (some cards will provide this figure in your monthly statement).
Much more important factors for your
scores are how timely you pay your bills and your overall debt burden
as indicated on your
credit report.
When the information on your
credit report
indicates that you have been applying for multiple new
credit lines in a short period of time (
as opposed to rate shopping for a single loan, which is handled differently
as discussed below), your FICO
Scores can be lower
as a result.
A hard inquiry typically dings your
credit score by five points or fewer, but a flurry of them over a short period can lead to a significant
score drop,
as it
indicates that your financial situation may be in flux.
Obviously these are generalizations, but the overall statistics
indicate that these risks do increase
as credit scores decrease.
More important factors that affect your
credit score are how timely you pay your bills and your overall debt burden
as indicated on your
credit report.
Relative to 2013, respondents
indicated a high reluctance to originate mortgages with non-QM features and their aversion toward originating non-QM loans increased
as credit scores declined.