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Tagged with credit-history fico-score
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What happens to your credit score on prolonged absences from the US?
What happens to your personal credit score when you live overseas for over a decade while only maintaining a checking account and a credit card(used only on the short trips back to US), but no ...
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Unexplained FICO drop of 140 points [duplicate]
My FICO score dropped from 815 to 675 (a drop of 20%) as reported by two credit cards two months ago.
I ordered three credit reports, including one from Lexis Nexis.
I do not see any oddities. No late ...
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Can Having Less Debt Lower Your Credit Score?
Background:
In preparation to buy my first house I've started keeping an eye on my (Experian FICO) credit score, and I've been seeing behavior that is very strange. After a year of my credit score ...
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Affect of Credit card Utilization rate on Credit scores (for Balance Transfer)
Scenario 1:
Two Credit cards have 50% utilization rate each
Interest savings are moderate
Convenience factor - medium
Scenario 2:
One card has 90% utilization rate.
Interest savings are higher as ...
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How to build credit score as fast as possible [duplicate]
I am looking for details on how to build and raise credit score as fast as possible. I have done some research already, but I am foggy on a few points.
Details about me and my financial situation ...
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What is the full formula for calculating a FICO 9 credit score?
I'm familiar with the percentage breakdown of how a credit score is calculated. I'm wondering what is the exact formula is that can be used to come up with a point value based on specific input ...
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Mortgage rate shopping - 14 day period
I'm currently in the 14 day period since my credit (all 3) were pulled for a Mortgage Application.
A second lender pulled my credit today (still in the 14day period) and surprisingly, the new inquiry ...
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Does not having the full (good) payment history on report negatively affect me?
I've had my credit card since 2006. My credit-report reports the following:
Status: Open/Never late.
Date Opened: 06/2006
Reported Since: 06/2011
Date of Status: 09/2014
Last Reported: 09/2014
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