In June, Fair Isaac announced that its latest model of the FICO score software — FICO ’08 — would eliminate consideration of
authorized user accounts in computing scores and help cripple the fraudsters.
In June, Fair Isaac said its latest model of the FICO score software - FICO»08 - would eliminate consideration
of authorized user accounts in computing scores and help cripple the fraudsters.
So it might not be worth the hassle, if you're planning to apply for any of those restricted Chase cards.Although you're able to
remove authorized user accounts from your credit report, it is difficult to do so with Amex accounts.
Based on my own experiences and others» online reports, their system's initial scan of your credit history seems to
count authorized user accounts against you when totaling accounts.
You are not eligible for a sign - up bonus if you've opened more than five accounts in the past 24 months (
including authorized user accounts but not including business card accounts).
Credit card companies also need to get involved, said Clemans, and «should not
approve authorized user accounts» where the cardholder is clearly participating in some form of rental scheme for profit.
Starting this September, according to Craig Watts, public affairs manager, the updated version of the FICO software available to lenders — the «FICO» 08» model — will no longer
consider authorized user accounts in computing credit scores.
Terry Clemans, executive director of the National Credit Reporting Association, said in an interview that while he understands «Fair Isaac's need to solve the (application fraud) problem, I would think there must be some less drastic ways to filter out»
legitimate authorized user accounts from the new breed of rented credit card accounts.
Conversely, it has common for credit repair organizations to fraudulently
sell authorized user account access to consumers with credit issues.
FICO SCORES
DROPPING AUTHORIZED USER ACCOUNTS Earlier this week, June 1, 2007, the Fair Isaac Corporation announced a major change to the FICO credit scoring formula.
Though not quite as influential as the above two categories, this one evaluates how long you've been using credit and how recently you've obtained new credit by making use of
authorized user account open dates as well as those of your own cards and loans.
Authorized user accounts usually count towards the Chase 5/24 rule, so by adding your partner as an authorized user, you could be hurting their chances to get one of Chase's best cards.
Contrary to what you may have heard,
authorized user accounts do count in a person's credit score under most scoring systems, including the FICO ® Classic 4 version that is used for all mortgages today.
You are not eligible for a sign - up bonus if you've opened more than five accounts in the past 24 months (
including authorized user accounts but not including business card accounts).
However, FICO score will incorporate «new patent - pending technology that materially reduces the potential score impact associated with the abuse
of authorized user accounts.»
I asked if the problem could be if all
my authorized user accounts were on the credit report and she said yes.
For this reason, the credit bureaus are able to simply remove
an authorized user account at the consumer's request.
But any good payment history from this card will be a bigger boost to your credit history versus
an authorized user account.
If you already have
an authorized user account reporting, there is a chance you may be able to be approved for an unsecured card (no deposit) with a low limit.
Verify that
the authorized user account appears on your credit reports and that the ECOA code shows the account held by you as an authorized user.
The Federal Reserve's Regulation B, which implements the ECOA, requires that information on «spousal»
authorized user accounts be reported to the credit bureaus and considered when lenders evaluate credit history.
That has led lenders to simply report
all authorized user accounts to the credit bureaus for inclusion in the authorized user's credit report − spousal relationship or not.
So, it could just be that the score is not weighing
your authorized user accounts as much as your own accounts within the Length of Credit History - related calculation that measures the age of your oldest account.
In addition, we use this section to dispel some of the biggest myths surrounding the credit repair industry, such as
authorized user accounts.
Of course, much of whether adding
an authorized user account is likely to raise or lower your score will depend on the current condition of your own credit report and score, without the authorized user card.
Still, adding
an authorized user account to your credit report can help your score, both when the latest FICO models are employed and to a greater degree with the older versions still in use, such as in mortgage lending.
To discourage for - profit piggybacking schemes in which authorized user trade lines are «sold» to strangers looking to repair their credit, the latest versions of the FICO scoring formula, beginning with the FICO 8 model, provide less of an incentive for exploitation by reducing the positive scoring impact from
an authorized user account than for one held as the primary account holder, either individually or jointly.