https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/SmorgasBoard/Does-private-lending-impact-my-FICO/m-p/595996#M18934 Some family members have lent us money for a down payment on a house.&nbsp; A CPA has advised us to record it to get a mortgage deduction.&nbsp; Will doing so impact my FICO score? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:09:35 GMT Anonymous 2009-11-06T00:09:35Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/SmorgasBoard/Does-private-lending-impact-my-FICO/m-p/595996#M18934 Some family members have lent us money for a down payment on a house.&nbsp; A CPA has advised us to record it to get a mortgage deduction.&nbsp; Will doing so impact my FICO score? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:09:35 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/SmorgasBoard/Does-private-lending-impact-my-FICO/m-p/595996#M18934 Anonymous 2009-11-06T00:09:35Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/SmorgasBoard/Does-private-lending-impact-my-FICO/m-p/596004#M18936 Welcome to the forums!<BR /><BR />I am locking this thread and redirecting readers to your duplicate post on Understanding FICO Scoring:<BR /><BR /><A href="http://ficoforums.myfico.com/fico/board/message?board.id=ficoscoring&amp;thread.id=42302" target="_blank">Does recording a private investment with the County Recorder impact our FICO score?</A><BR /><BR />For the sake of everyone's sanity, please don't post duplicate (or near-duplicate) threads. You won't believe what a nightmare it can become. <img id="smileytongue" class="emoticon emoticon-smileytongue" src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-tongue.gif" alt="Smiley Tongue" title="Smiley Tongue" /> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:22:28 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/SmorgasBoard/Does-private-lending-impact-my-FICO/m-p/596004#M18936 haulingthescoreup 2009-11-06T00:22:28Z