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Score Ingredients Question (from Experian.com)

Ceewin — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:04:05 GMT

Hello All,

I am currently at 689 (FICO 8-EX) and I'm trying to learn all I can about why my score is what it is.

Experian.com shows this as one of my score ingredients:

50%

Accounts Always Paid as Agreed

Percentage of rated accounts always paid as agreed

I don't understand what the above "score ingredient" means. Why only 50%? Here are some data points:

1 Auto loan-$3900 balance/ 3 baddies from 2017/ CR Status-"Current; was 30-days late three times"

1 Collection- $2260 balance/CR Status-"Unpaid Collection" <--I'm sooo over this one; SOL April 2022

9 Open Credit Cards-Zero Baddies--EVER / CR Status-"Exceptional Payment History"

Based on the above dp's why only "50% of accounts always paid as agreed"? Shouldn't the percentage be higher??? TIA!

Re: Score Ingredients Question (from Experian.com)

FireMedic1 — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:26:34 GMT

Percentages are like some of the comments they make when you look at a monitoring account. Some match. Most you scratch your head trying to figure out What they are trying to say. Lenders dont go by %'s, the good,fair,poor ratings. They go by scores. And if the baddies in the past are still there. Thats how they came up with that %.

Whos the collection agency. They may be one that PFD's if settled or paid.

Re: Score Ingredients Question (from Experian.com)

Ceewin — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:36:55 GMT

@FireMedic1 wrote:
Percentages are like some of the comments they make when you look at a monitoring account. Some match. Most you scratch your head trying to figure out What they are trying to say. Lenders dont go by %'s, the good,fair,poor ratings. They go by scores. And if the baddies in the past are still there. Thats how they came up with that %.
Whos the collection agency. They may be one that PFD's if settled or paid.

👋Hi! Thanks for responding.

I think I've figured it out. I have a pif loan from 2017 that is "Closed; Paid as agreed". This one is possibly calculated as the other 50%. Who knows? *shrugs shoulders*

The baddies are still there. Emailed a GW to the CEO & got a call back two hours later saying "no". *sigh*

You asked about the collection account? It's a local agency. Doubt if they'll do a PFD and I dont want to poke the bear either. They wont be able to sue me after April 2022 based on DOFD.