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Quick one

Myscore and I have already covered this, but the more I think about it the more questions I have. I went to the credit union for a car loan and they pulled my score and it was a 612!!! I went directly home and pulled it from myfico.com and it was a 668. Experian pulled by both. My CC debt is high debt to balance limit(putting gf through school, etc.). We discussed that maybe they rated criteria differently sensing a cash flow squeeze. My question is should I be pulling credit at a different site also? I thought it was from the same 'database' no matter where you pull it. I just want to see how lenders see me.
Message Edited by Eurosooner7 on 01-26-2009 02:42 PM
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Tuscani
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Your score from myfico.com is the one lenders see and the only one that matters. EQ is the only CRA that offers your actual FICO.. others are FAKO.
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Anonymous
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So if I go to My Fico and get the $42 package for onetime credit reports from all 3 CRAs

 

Equifax is the real deal and the other 2 are FAKO?

 

 

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Tuscani
Moderator Emeritus

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no.. any score from MyFICO will be your actual scores.

 

If you go to equifax.com that will also be your actual EQ score.

 

Anywhere else is FAKO.

 

 

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Anonymous
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OK I'm confused

 

"Your score from myfico.com is the one lenders see and the only one that matters. EQ is the only CRA that offers your actual FICO.. others are FAKO."

 

If I get the 3 score package from MyFico with the TU and Experian be the same score my bank sees or FAKO?

 

If EQ is the only CRA that offers real scores ?

 

 

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laz98
Senior Contributor

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@Anonymous wrote:

OK I'm confused

 

"Your score from myfico.com is the one lenders see and the only one that matters. EQ is the only CRA that offers your actual FICO.. others are FAKO."

 

If I get the 3 score package from MyFico with the TU and Experian be the same score my bank sees or FAKO?

 

If EQ is the only CRA that offers real scores ?

 

 


no, you are misunderstanding.

 

if you go to the EQ website, you can get your actual FICO score.

 

if you go to the TU or EX website, you will NOT get a FICO score, but a FAKO score.

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Anonymous
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but if I get the TU or EX scores here at MYFICO they are the real deal?

 

but if I get them from the actual site they're FAKO?

 

I AM still confused

 

how do I see the same score my bank sees?.... so I can check it to make sure I am above 700 and then go apply for the refi??

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RobertEG
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Only your bank can offer you the answer to your question.

The three CRAs are the repositories of the data that goes into any credit score generated based on their credit file.  So you have clear credit reports from each CRA.

But credit scoring does not work like that.  Credit scoring is based on each of your three credit files, but there are a myriad of companies who generate and market credit scores.

Until about a decade ago, only Fair Isaac had a credit scoring algorithm on the market, and everyone used it.  But then the three CRAs saw the market to try selling their own scores, based on their own and independent algorithms.  They banded together, and produced something called a "Vantage" score, that was in direct competitin with the Fair Isaac FICO scoring.

But the vast majority of creditors continued to rely upon FICO scores.  Scores not based on the Fair Isaac algorithms are derisively called "FAKO" scores.

But creditors are free to rely upon whatever scoring analysis they choose to license and use in their credit decisions.  Only the creditor can answer your question.

Ask them.

 

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laz98
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@Anonymous wrote:

but if I get the TU or EX scores here at MYFICO they are the real deal?

 

but if I get them from the actual site they're FAKO?

 

I AM still confused

 

how do I see the same score my bank sees?.... so I can check it to make sure I am above 700 and then go apply for the refi??


there probably is no way you can see the exact same score that your bank sees.  they often use enhanced scores, which can put more weight on your credit card history, or on your installment loan history.

 

if you are not sure that your score is above 700 because you are borderline, then maybe you are better off waiting until you know for sure that your scores have improved enough.

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