01-21-2011 02:12 PM
I have only one account on my credit from mitsubishi motor credit. It is now 4 months old and I still have no credit score. how long before a store will start being calculated?
01-21-2011 02:18 PM
leeloo2013 wrote:I have only one account on my credit from mitsubishi motor credit. It is now 4 months old and I still have no credit score. how long before a store will start being calculated?
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01-21-2011 02:20 PM
thanks for the kind welcome! I got 0 percent on a new eclipse convertible thanks to college grad program, and have been paying every month on time. Just wanted to know when I should see a score...
I actually wonder what it will be, being that I will only have that one installment loan, and its paid on time.
01-21-2011 03:21 PM
Well, you don't have any revolving credit, which is a big driver of FICO scores.
Those new to credit (just hitting 6 months) generally seem to have scores around 680 or so. I don't know if yours would be that high, since you only have installment.
In the long run, it would be wise to have a couple of CC's, but there's no hurry. The longer you wait, the better a deal you're apt to get. I would certainly wait until you have six months of history on your auto loan reporting before getting a first card, and then I'd recommend waiting a second six months (year total) for a second card.
That will give you time to do some research and figure out which card or cards might make the most sense for your usage. Think "rewards." ![]()

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