cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

opt out for points

tag
Anonymous
Not applicable

opt out for points

I am 5 points from being able to close on my home. Yay.
My realtor mentioned that I could pick up 5 points if I opt out of pre approved CC offers. Has anyone tried this? I may be able to get an extension but I don't want to take a chance.
Thanks everyone!
Message 1 of 5
4 REPLIES 4
Jutz
Valued Contributor

Re: opt out for points

How would that theoretically work?

  • Current: EQ FICO 706, TU FICO 701, EX FICO 706 | Starting Score: 525 (05/2012)
  • Starting total revolving credit: $1100 | Current total revolving credit: $36,700
  • Inquiries (12 Months): EQ 2 TU 1 EX 1 | Most Recent: 1/21/2014
Chase Freedom $9500
DCU Visa $10000
Capital One QS $2000
AMEX BCE $3000
Lowe's CC $8500
WalMart CC $3100
BOA Platinum $600
AMEX Gold NPSL
Message 2 of 5
Shogun
Moderator Emeritus

Re: opt out for points

Opting out has nothing to do with score, so no this would not work.  What it might do is keep the CRAs from selling your information to a CA and have something pop up at the last second.  So it is always a good idea to opt out while mortgage shopping.

Starting Score: 504
July 2013 score:
EQ FICO 819, TU08 778, EX "806 lender pull 07/26/2013
Goal Score: All Scores 760+, Newest goal 800+
Take the myFICO Fitness Challenge

Current scores after adding $81K in CLs and 2 new cars since July 2013
EQ:809 TU 777 EX 790 Now it's just garden time!

June 2017 update: All scores over 820, just pure gardening now.
Message 3 of 5
Anonymous
Not applicable

Re: opt out for points

Thanks shogun. We are scheduled to close on 12-28. Looks like I'm not going to make it. I did notice on my copy of the credit report that my auto loan and furniture loan hadn't yet reported this month. I wonder if that will give me a few points?
Message 4 of 5
llecs
Moderator Emeritus

Re: opt out for points

I'll add that I've seen the same before. It's untrue on a FICO scoring perspective as mentioned. Maybe at one point in time someone opted out, utilization changed and their score went up, and they attributed the increase to opting out and posted about it. Rumors and incorrect info spreads easily in the credit realm.

Message 5 of 5
Advertiser Disclosure: The offers that appear on this site are from third party advertisers from whom FICO receives compensation.