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When you buy real estate, lenders run all of the "big three" credit bureau reports. Each credit reporting agency lists your credit history as supplied to them by the individual lenders and includes governmental records. Each report assigns a credit score number to you. The credit scores reflect your theoretical risk of default to the lending institutions. Software developed by Fair Isaac and Company generates your "FICO score." Experian uses a system called Fair Isaac Risk Model, a computer program which rates you with a score according to Experians information. Equifax bases scores on BEACON programs and TransUnion bases scores on EMPIRICA models. Your Baseline You have three credit scores, often called FICO scores, one from each credit bureau. The lender takes the middle score as your baseline. Lenders have different standards, but generally a "C" score is around 500 to 600, a "B" is around 600 to 680, and an "A-" is above 680. Over 700 is the magical number that gets you the attention you desire. If your score is under 500, find someone to privately finance for you or a partner with good credit while you work on improving your score. How Lenders Rate You Credit score Available mortgage financing What Does Not Count In Your Credit Score The scoring model doesn't compute: Age & gender Real estate lenders don't just consider your credit score when you apply for mortgage financing. Understanding your credit score helps you with this one part of your mortgage requirements. Copyright 2005 Jeanette J. Fisher - All Rights Reserved. Professor Jeanette Fisher, author of "Credit Help! Get the Credit You Need to Buy Real Estate," "Doghouse to Dollhouse for Dollars," and other books teaches Real Estate Investing and Design Psychology. For more articles, tips, reports, and newsletters, see http://www.recredithelp.com/ See Also: Credit Score - Reporting Your Financial Health Credit Score Repair The Higher Your Score, The Better For Your Credit Credit Scoring: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You Credit Score for Scoring the Right Loan |
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