topic Re: Where to get EQ free in General Credit Topics

Where to get EQ free

dynamicvb — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 01:28:23 GMT

I’ve currently got a myfico subscription, but since I’m getting to where in my rebuild, I don’t need to keep up with things as close. Time is the only thing that will help me from now on out, so I’m thinkng of just canceling it. I can get my fico 8 scores for TU from my Discover card and my EX from Amex, but I don’t have anywhere to keep up with EQ.

i did a search and it seems Citi offers these but I don’t have one of those and according to their prequel site, I can get one. I’m not going to risk a HP for a Deinal.

Anyway does anyone know anywhere else to get EQ for free that is updated at least once a Month?

Re: Where to get EQ free

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 01:45:17 GMT

@dynamicvb wrote:
I’ve currently got a myfico subscription, but since I’m getting to where in my rebuild, I don’t need to keep up with things as close. Time is the only thing that will help me from now on out, so I’m thinkng of just canceling it. I can get my fico 8 scores for TU from my Discover card and my EX from Amex, but I don’t have anywhere to keep up with EQ.

i did a search and it seems Citi offers these but I don’t have one of those and according to their prequel site, I can get one. I’m not going to risk a HP for a Deinal.

Anyway does anyone know anywhere else to get EQ for free that is updated at least once a Month?

The version provided by Citi is Equifax FICO Bankcard Score 8 variant, not the generic FICO Score 8.

You might want to review this thread to see if EQ Score 8 is available for free: UNOFFICIAL LIST of credit cards and which score they provide

Re: Where to get EQ free

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:07:15 GMT

DCU offers its members Equifax version 5 for free.

Re: Where to get EQ free

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:52:39 GMT

Hi Workin! As you likely know, that's the EQ mortgage score. That score can be very different from one's FICO 8. Citi's FICO 8 BankCard score is at least in the same FICO 8 family.

If our OP wants the pure FICO 8 Classic, there's a CU that offers it just for having a savings account with them. Contributor South Jamaica knows the CU's name, though I can't remember it.

Another possibility is that our OP can pull his three FICO 8 scores for a buck at Credit Check Total every now and then.

Re: Where to get EQ free

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 03:57:43 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Hi Workin! As you likely know, that's the EQ mortgage score. That score can be very different from one's FICO 8. Citi's FICO 8 BankCard score is at least in the same FICO 8 family.

If our OP wants the pure FICO 8 Classic, there's a CU that offers it just for having a savings account with them. Contributor South Jamaica knows the CU's name, though I can't remember it.

Another possibility is that our OP can pull his three FICO 8 scores for a buck at Credit Check Total every now and then.

Vantage West bank is no longer nationwide, it's Arizonians only.

OP, if you don't plan to make any moves soon, you really don't need a monthly EQ FICO8 score, just monitor your EQ on sites like CK, when you see a change there and your curiosity is killing you, pay $1 at CCT and get all your FICO scores.

Re: Where to get EQ free

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 05:04:45 GMT

To dovetail on Oldman's excellent advice, if you have pulled your Karma and CCT scores at the same time, after a while you may be able to reply on your Karma EQ to approximate your FICO 8 EQ. E.g. your FICO 8 may be always 10-13 points higher (say) than Karma's EQ.

Re: Where to get EQ free

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:39:47 GMT

CGID, while that's a possibility for some to try and base their FICO score changes for a certain bureau against their VS 3.0 score(s), it's also worth mentioning that many people see irratic/unexplained behavior/variances between the two. Lots of people report an event raising their FICO score, but reducing their VS 3.0 score, leaving them scratching their head. This happened on my profile recently for example when I was at AZEO with a $3.00 reported balance and my FICO scores increased where the VS 3.0 algorithm seemingly ignored the ultra tiny $3.00 balance and I said around a 10 point drop there. A larger balance reported on another card and the VS 3.0 points came back, but I lost a few FICO points for another account with a balance. Just a profile-specific example here of course.

Re: Where to get EQ free

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:15:36 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Hi Workin! As you likely know, that's the EQ mortgage score. That score can be very different from one's FICO 8. Citi's FICO 8 BankCard score is at least in the same FICO 8 family.

True. But it is free. My Bancard 8 from Citi is currenty 713, so not too different than what DCU is showing. May be due to me having some loans showing up on my report.

Re: Where to get EQ free

dynamicvb — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:04:25 GMT

Thanks for the replies, this definitely helps. I had not considered just watching for changes on CK and then getting a 7 day trial. That should work and I won’t need to apply for anything new. I really want to stay in the garden for now and let some inquiries fall off.

Re: Where to get EQ free

spiritcraft1 — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:22:04 GMT

Not exactly what you want but Elements Financial FCU offers monthly EQ FICO 05 with checking. Soft pull to join last I knew. They also have a very nice push / pull ACH system 1 day either way and they are in the Co-Op branch network.

Re: Where to get EQ free

AverageJoesCredit — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 02:39:55 GMT

Langley Federal Credit Union offers true Fico 8 Equifax score. I know because i have it

Re: Where to get EQ free

yourficouser — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 03:19:03 GMT

@spiritcraft1 wrote:
Not exactly what you want but Elements Financial FCU offers monthly EQ FICO 05 with checking. Soft pull to join last I knew. They also have a very nice push / pull ACH system 1 day either way and they are in the Co-Op branch network.

Seems that Elements Financial FCU is Chex inquiry sensitive.

Do you know of any other credit unions that are soft pull to join and offer EQ FICO 05?

Thank you!

Re: Where to get EQ free

DaveInAZ — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:40:39 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Hi Workin! As you likely know, that's the EQ mortgage score. That score can be very different from one's FICO 8. Citi's FICO 8 BankCard score is at least in the same FICO 8 family.

If our OP wants the pure FICO 8 Classic, there's a CU that offers it just for having a savings account with them. Contributor South Jamaica knows the CU's name, though I can't remember it.

Another possibility is that our OP can pull his three FICO 8 scores for a buck at Credit Check Total every now and then.
Vantage West bank is no longer nationwide, it's Arizonians only.

OP, if you don't plan to make any moves soon, you really don't need a monthly EQ FICO8 score, just monitor your EQ on sites like CK, when you see a change there and your curiosity is killing you, pay $1 at CCT and get all your FICO scores.

I'm an Arizonian with banking, CC, and previous car loan accounts with Vantage West Credit Union and they don't provide any credit scores, and they don't even work with EQ, they have always pulled EX for me.

DCU does provide EQ Fico 5, but I really question if Fico 5 is of much value. While my credit scores have been pretty steady for some time, never moving more than 5 points up or down in the past year & a half despite new inquiries & new accounts, my DCU EQ Fico 5 score has remained exactly the same for over a year, never even a single point variance. Penfed Provides EQ Fico 9, that one does fluctuate a bit, moving from 703 to 717.

Re: Where to get EQ free

spiritcraft1 — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:16:03 GMT

@yourficouser wrote:
@spiritcraft1 wrote:
Not exactly what you want but Elements Financial FCU offers monthly EQ FICO 05 with checking. Soft pull to join last I knew. They also have a very nice push / pull ACH system 1 day either way and they are in the Co-Op branch network.
Seems that Elements Financial FCU is Chex inquiry sensitive.

Do you know of any other credit unions that are soft pull to join and offer EQ FICO 05?

Thank you!

FICO 09 from NFCU

Not sure about how stringent Elements is on Chex INQ's. The last I knew they were a soft pull however.

I also have DCU with what apparently is also a EQ FICO 05... but my Elements score last week was 20 points higher than what DCU gave me on the 26th of October. Nothing really changed in that time so who knows. I will say DCU changes for me every month.

Re: Where to get EQ free

yourficouser — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:22:48 GMT

@spiritcraft1 wrote:
@yourficouser wrote:
@spiritcraft1 wrote:
Not exactly what you want but Elements Financial FCU offers monthly EQ FICO 05 with checking. Soft pull to join last I knew. They also have a very nice push / pull ACH system 1 day either way and they are in the Co-Op branch network.
Seems that Elements Financial FCU is Chex inquiry sensitive.

Do you know of any other credit unions that are soft pull to join and offer EQ FICO 05?

Thank you!
FICO 09 from NFCU
Not sure about how stringent Elements is on Chex INQ's. The last I knew they were a soft pull however.
I also have DCU with what apparently is also a EQ FICO 05... but my Elements score last week was 20 points higher than what DCU gave me on the 26th of October. Nothing really changed in that time so who knows. I will say DCU changes for me every month.

Thanks so much! Was your DCU a soft or hard pull to join? And approximately when did you join (I understand that it may be a soft pull recently but was a hard pull >1-2 years ago)? Thanks again!

Re: Where to get EQ free

spiritcraft1 — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:33:34 GMT

Thanks so much! Was your DCU a soft or hard pull to join? And approximately when did you join (I understand that it may be a soft pull recently but was a hard pull >1-2 years ago)? Thanks again!

DCU was 2 years ago. I joined DCU, Elements FCU, CAFCU and NFCU all within a few weeks of each other in September 2016 and was also denied membership by SDFCU at that time. SDFCU (EX) and CAFCU (TU) were hard pulls. These were all opened with FICO's in the low 400's. (Now upper 500's) Looking back at it now, I am surprised they all let me in! My Chex is and was clean aside from INQ's.

I use DCU, Elements and NFCU for banking and have a secured card and SSL with Navy. I have been talking with Elements about their secured card but have not apped for it. They will pull a hard EQ for that if I do decide to go that route. I do like their ACH system!

Re: Where to get EQ free

yourficouser — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:34:35 GMT

@spiritcraft1 wrote:
Thanks so much! Was your DCU a soft or hard pull to join? And approximately when did you join (I understand that it may be a soft pull recently but was a hard pull >1-2 years ago)? Thanks again!
DCU was 2 years ago. I joined DCU, Elements FCU, CAFCU and NFCU all within a few weeks of each other in September 2016 and was also denied membership by SDFCU at that time. SDFCU (EX) and CAFCU (TU) were hard pulls. These were all opened with FICO's in the low 400's. (Now upper 500's) Looking back at it now, I am surprised they all let me in! My Chex is and was clean aside from INQ's.

I use DCU, Elements and NFCU for banking and have a secured card and SSL with Navy. I have been talking with Elements about their secured card but have not apped for it. They will pull a hard EQ for that if I do decide to go that route. I do like their ACH system!

I see. Thanks so much for sharing that DCU was NOT a hard pull even two years ago.

Re: Where to get EQ free

spiritcraft1 — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:05:25 GMT

I see. Thanks so much for sharing that DCU was NOT a hard pull even two years ago.

Not for me but I have seen differing opinions on that one.

I did have a more recent spree in September of this year that was not so great. Denied again for SDFCU as well as Unify and Affinity. All are supposedly automatic for secured cards but denied my entry. Again clean Chex. Apple FCU let me in on recon, checking and savings. My CU plate is full until my FICO's rise and something special comes up in the future.

Right now I get: EQ FICO 09 from NFCU, EQ FICO 05 from Elements and DCU, EX FICO 05? From NASA and PESCU and will supposedly get TU something from Discover.

Re: Where to get EQ free

yourficouser — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:10:11 GMT

@spiritcraft1 wrote:
I see. Thanks so much for sharing that DCU was NOT a hard pull even two years ago.
Not for me but I have seen differing opinions on that one.

I did have a more recent spree in September of this year that was not so great. Denied again for SDFCU as well as Unify and Affinity. All are supposedly automatic for secured cards but denied my entry. Again clean Chex. Apple FCU let me in on recon, checking and savings. My CU plate is full until my FICO's rise and something special comes up in the future.

Right now I get: EQ FICO 09 from NFCU, EQ FICO 05 from Elements and DCU, EX FICO 05? From NASA and PESCU and will supposedly get TU something from Discover.

Thanks for sharing that the hard vs soft credit pull on DCU may be a YMMV situation.

Sorry to hear about all of the denials but glad that you have access to so many free FICO scores!

Re: Where to get EQ free

spiritcraft1 — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:20:04 GMT

Thanks for sharing that the hard vs soft credit pull on DCU may be a YMMV situation.

Sorry to hear about all of the denials but glad that you have access to so many free FICO scores!

Thanks... I researched and researched trying to find CU's with easy secured cards that either graduate or you can at least keep your history after applying for an unsecured. It is strange that some deny entry for a savings account but have automatic approval secured cards. Apple is a good one for a secured but am now holding off since they will approve for their unsecured cards with a 580 TU FICO with "an improving credit file".

DCU is too scary for me to try for a secured... they are all over the map on that one it seems. But their savings offers 6.17% interest on the first $1,000.00 which must be best in the nation or close to it. Their ACH system is not too good though as it costs $ to send money to other institutions.