Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?

Open123 · ‎02-23-2011

I had some credit misadventures during my college years, but pretty much fully recovered shortly after graduating and finally being able to make some money working.

For Fico scoring, open up a few credit cards (secured initially), use them and pay them off timely with periodic CLIs and you'll notice your score consistently increase. Throw in any kind of fixed loan (student, line of credit, mortgage or auto) with a good payment history, and your score wlll easily be in the mid 700s irrespective of income or anything else.

The key is to avoid derogs of any kind.

Crashem · ‎01-26-2012

Smug,

I'm guessing you used the NFCU as leverage to get other high CL cards. NFCU is ridiculously generous. Too bad not everyone get can in

Amex Plat, Amex BCP 8k->24k (5/23/12), Amex TE 15k, CSP 25k, Chase Palladium 100k, Citibank AA 35k (AU), Firestone 1.8k->2.2k (8/20/12), HSBC 15k, JFCU Jloc 30k, PenFed Plat Rewards 30k, SF Fire 30k, US Bank Cash+ 25k

SoCalBound · ‎06-24-2012

The people who can get into NFCU make me so jealous.

Zync NPSL, BCP ($2000), Chase United ($2000) Chase Amazon ($1500), Chase Freedom ($3000), Discover More ($2000), Paypal Extras ($5000), Citi Forward ($2000), Orchard $2000, Amazon ($5000)
Pre-App Scores: TU98 779, TU04 797, EQ 682, EX 788 (Amex) 8/12

webhopper · ‎09-16-2011

The people who can get in with nfcu earned it.
In my case I'm lucky my husband survived what he went through as there was an average survival rate of 25% for his job function.
For this reason I'm not jealous of anyone who is a member, including myself.

Starting Score: 08/29/2011 TU 671 EQ 674
Current Score (myFico + Amex): April 2013 TU 754 EQ 694 EX 694
Wallet: NFCU Visa Sig 25k, Amex Lowes 22k, NavCheck 15k, Amex PRG, Amex Zync, Discover It 13.5k, Amazon Visa 5k
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MyFICO Fitness Goal: 800s Club!

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Middleswarth · ‎08-31-2011

Cellice wrote:

What I've discovered the Fico score is more like a game. If you are not actively playing then you are not going to be Fico Fit. If you look at how the fico score is created its easy to game yourself into a good score.

Yeah, it is simple to game the system. Get credit. Pay on time. Who knew it was that easy...

Starting Score: EQ 603 (12/18/2011), TU 621 (10/01/11)
Current Score (7/14/12): EQ 630, TU 691, EX 670 (bank pull)
Goal: 730+ by August 2014
Wallet: NFCU Visa (10k), USAA Secured MC (5k), American Airlines CC (2k), US Airways MC (1.5k), Discover More (1k), Macy's (600), Cap One (500), and Kohl's (400).
Garden planted. Working on the weeds.

SoCalBound · ‎06-24-2012

Oh, please dont get me wrong, I darn well think they earned it too. In fact I think they deserve so much more during and after service. I work with the homeless and anytime I see a homeless vet, it saddens and angers me. Im envious of their credit union (superficially) but more so their courage and strength to do what they do.

Zync NPSL, BCP ($2000), Chase United ($2000) Chase Amazon ($1500), Chase Freedom ($3000), Discover More ($2000), Paypal Extras ($5000), Citi Forward ($2000), Orchard $2000, Amazon ($5000)
Pre-App Scores: TU98 779, TU04 797, EQ 682, EX 788 (Amex) 8/12

searchingfor67 · ‎08-02-2011

webhopper wrote:
The people who can get in with nfcu earned it.
In my case I'm lucky my husband survived what he went through as there was an average survival rate of 25% for his job function.
For this reason I'm not jealous of anyone who is a member, including myself.

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Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?

Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?

Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?

Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?

Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?

Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?

Re: Some of you have high scores and credit limits. What gives?