Sentences with phrase «telling than your credit score»

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It has been more than five years since credit ratings firm Standard & Poor's downgraded the U.S. economy from the prized AAA score to AA — and that is unlikely to change in 2017, Standard and Poor's chief sovereign rating officer told CNBC Wednesday.

Tell them to aim to spend no more than 25 % of the available credit to boost their credit score.

Drop by to discuss your less than perfect credit score and tell us all about the used Toyota vehicle you're interested in purchasing.

As such, there's no way to know for sure if having added six cards to your credit report has hurt or helped your score, though the highly informative «FICO high achievers» study tells us that people with scores of 785 and higher tend to have fewer cards than you, with seven cards (including open and closed) on average and only four cards or loans that carry balances.

Very Honest and at the end my credit score went from a 540 to a 690 in less than 60 days, and they tell me to expect more of a credit score increase by the time the service ends next month.

A HUD official tells me that FHA's only credit score requirement is that if a borrower's credit score is less than 500, then the borrower must put 10 % down --- instead of the basic 3.5 % requirement.

«When you have the conversation, it's important not to focus on the score, but to understand the circumstances that led to the score: There is a difference between someone who has a [score of] 420 and laughs it off and someone who tells you their credit score is lower than they would like but they are working to fix it,» he says.

Tell them to aim to spend no more than 25 % of the available credit to boost their credit score.

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Many shoppers end up paying more for their loans because they think their credit is worse than it actually is or because they rely on the dealer to tell them their score.

Are you telling me that Sam and Lisa will be a better credit risk after they file a bankruptcy than before when they had a great credit score and were current on all their bills?

An iLoans customer service representative told MagnifyMoney that the majority of the loan - making decision is based on your repayment history, rather than a specific credit score, and your ability to repay the loan, based on income.

In conclusion, remember that your FICO score is nothing more than algorithm that tells a lender the probability that you will default on the credit you are applying for in the next 90 days.