Well, the loan secured from CitiFinancial showed up on credit reports pulled by a mortgage lender. Both TU FICORiskScoreClassic04 and EFX FACTABeacon5.0 returned a code 6 - "Too many consumer finance company accounts". So, it would appear that the bureau's don't like these types of loans. I am not sure how negative the effect of the score was as the paying off of all of my revolving credit accounts resulted in a nice jump in score.
Since originally taking out this loan and posting, I have been approved for a mortgage loan and, as of today, the seller's have agreed to my purchase offer! Barring any catastrophes, my closing date is set for December 5th!!
Couldn't have done it without a lot of good information from MyFico.com. Thanks everyone!