topic Re: Quick fico question in General Credit Topics

Quick fico question

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 22:48:42 GMT

I want to order my 3b score from my fico but don't know if I should do it now or wait a few days till the 1st of the month? Or does it even matter?

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:34:03 GMT

Just to clarify... Im only paying for one month not ongoing monitoring. Is there any advantage to waiting until the first of the month?

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:46:43 GMT

There are a couple of aging factors that change when the calendar changes. Whether or not those things would cause a scoring difference, who knows. If you are cool waiting a few more days for the 1st, you won't have to wonder if you should have.

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 01:47:31 GMT

Thank you! I'm just impatient and want to know my real score lol

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 01:51:41 GMT

In the meantime if you haven't done so already, why not sign up at creditscorecard.com and grab your EX FICO 08 score for free. That score will likely match 1 of the 3 you'll be getting come the 1st of the month. If it doesn't, it means that holding off until the 1st was beneficial, as something did change as a result of the calendar changing.

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 02:05:45 GMT

I've read too many threads here where folks had trouble cancelling that free trial so it scares me. 😕 I have the credit karma fake scores for me and hubby. I'm just going to follow your advice and be patient. 😁

Re: Quick fico question

SouthJamaica — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:01:47 GMT

@Anonymouswrote:
I want to order my 3b score from my fico but don't know if I should do it now or wait a few days till the 1st of the month? Or does it even matter?

It depends on the types of accounts you have, and when the lenders report. In my case, the most useful time of the month for the report is towards the early middle of the month.

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:28:56 GMT

@AnonymousI've read too many threads here where folks had trouble cancelling that free trial so it scares me. 😕 I have the credit karma fake scores for me and hubby. I'm just going to follow your advice and be patient. 😁

You are confusing creditscorecard.com with creditchecktotal. There is no trial or cancellation with creditscorecard.com. It's simply a service offered for free by Discover, where you'll get your EX FICO 08 score once per month. There is zero liability or risk in signing up. What you're thinking of is creditchecktotal, which is a $1 trial membership for 7 days that if not cancelled can result in a $30/mo membership. Two totally different things here!

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:59:27 GMT

Oh.... yup! You are correct I was confusing the two. I'm new to all things credit and have been overloading my brain with info.

Thanks again for all your help. ☺

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:01:03 GMT

Thanks SouthJamaica I'm going to wait.

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:27:24 GMT

I always pull one of my free annual credit reports the first of the month. That way I remember when I pulled it.

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:47:49 GMT

Great idea!

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:49:17 GMT

I do one every four months that way I always have a complete report just a few months away. Begin on the first of the year and then space them out.

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:31:52 GMT

I would wait until the 1st of the month.

Re: Quick fico question

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:51:42 GMT

Thanks for all the advice. 😊