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Just wanted to let everyone know that I was able to obtain my true EX score today! I was approved for a AMEX gold delta card and decided to call the new accounts department. I kindly asked for the experian score they based their decision off of. After checking with a manager, she said no problem!!
My experian score used by AMEX: 675
My score obtained from Experian.com on the same day before applying was: 699
A 24 point difference!!
I hope this helps to get a better idea of where you stand!!
Anyone else receive their score this way? And how did it compare to score obtained through EX?
I also got my EX score from Amex. My real FICO from Amex was 747, and the score I got directly from EX was 728, 19 points lower than the real FICO.
I asked for my score when I was approved for the AmEx Blue Cash 3/11 and I also asked when I was approved for the AmEx PR Gold 7/11, and I was told they can not disclose that info over the phone, it wasn't until I apped for the Blue Cash Preferred 10/11 and was approved, a week later I received a Congratulations letter from AmEx and in that letter it contained my EX FICO.
You got lucky, or I just did not try hard enough when I asked??
@Anonymous wrote:I asked for my score when I was approved for the AmEx Blue Cash 3/11 and I also asked when I was approved for the AmEx PR Gold 7/11, and I was told they can not disclose that info over the phone, it wasn't until I apped for the Blue Cash Preferred 10/11 and was approved, a week later I received a Congratulations letter from AmEx and in that letter it contained my EX FICO.
You got lucky, or I just did not try hard enough when I asked??
I also had to wait for the letter
What's the difference between an EX score and EX fico score? Now I'm confused. I get my monthly Experian score through my U.S. bank credit card. How can I tell if this is real or not? I usually sign in through a link in the email they send and it takes me to the Experian site.
@crazysxycool wrote:What's the difference between an EX score and EX fico score? Now I'm confused. I get my monthly Experian score through my U.S. bank credit card. How can I tell if this is real or not? I usually sign in through a link in the email they send and it takes me to the Experian site.
That is not a FICO score but some type of FAKO score, probably a Experian PLUS score. Anytime you score comes directly from EX, its not a FICO.
@crazysxycool wrote:What's the difference between an EX score and EX fico score? Now I'm confused. I get my monthly Experian score through my U.S. bank credit card. How can I tell if this is real or not? I usually sign in through a link in the email they send and it takes me to the Experian site.
The score that you get from the EX site is their home-grown FAKO score. It is NOT a FICO score, period.
Experian unilaterally pulled out of letting consumers buy our own EX FICO score several years ago. Two possible reasons: the bureaus have to share what we pay for FICO scores with FICO, and they didn't wanna, and they wanted to sell their own non-FICO scores to confused consumers. They also sell them to banks (like yours), so they get money even when you aren't paying for the FAKO score directly. And since the score comes from their own proprietary formula, they don't have to share the profits with anyone.
Note: when we buy a FICO score from myfico, they have to share the money with the bureau. It's a joint agreement, working both ways, which is why FICO scores cost more.
eta: andre181 out-typed me!
Hey everyone I have a somewhat weird story. I applied for my Amex BCE card and was instantly approved with a 3k limit and 17.99% apr. I received all my information in the mail the next week and it told me My EX Fico score was 765 I was over the moon! At the time my Ex Plus Score was a 732 33point difference. Anyway, I convinced my room mate to get the same card and he applied a week after I got my card. He was approved with a 2500 limit and 18% or 20% interest rate( I can't remember but I know mine was lower). The weird part is that we had the same Score our Ficos were both 765. I don't get it Is this just super random or could there have been a mistake somewhere? He had the same score but higher interest rate.
@Blackmarble18 wrote:Hey everyone I have a somewhat weird story. I applied for my Amex BCE card and was instantly approved with a 3k limit and 17.99% apr. I received all my information in the mail the next week and it told me My EX Fico score was 765 I was over the moon! At the time my Ex Plus Score was a 732 33point difference. Anyway, I convinced my room mate to get the same card and he applied a week after I got my card. He was approved with a 2500 limit and 18% or 20% interest rate( I can't remember but I know mine was lower). The weird part is that we had the same Score our Ficos were both 765. I don't get it Is this just super random or could there have been a mistake somewhere? He had the same score but higher interest rate.
Its hard to compare directly with amex. They have thier own internal stuff in addition to the fico score. With a 765 there were other things that they took into account or you would have gotten much better rates. They are a great company but trying to figure them out could make one a bit crazy.