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complete difference on Experian and MyFico

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nycfico
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complete difference on Experian and MyFico

I have both Myfico and Experian memberships.  On MyFico, the last update/report I had was from June 25th, and my score for Experian was 603.  Not great, but so much better than where I was a year ago.

On Experian, however, they list my score as 528 on the SAME DAY.  How can this be possible?  I'm pretty much freaking out right now!  In recent days, my Equifax score was updated to 609.  The other thing I notice is that if I go back for three months on Experian (back to April and look at April, May and June), the Experian score reads as 528 for EACH month.  Is it possible it's an error?  Seems to much of a coincidence that it would be the same score every day that they pull it each month...Anybody else ever dea lwith this?

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user5387
Valued Contributor

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico

Probably different scoring models -- MyFico is EX 08, and the EX site is presumably a FAKO.

 

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nycfico
Regular Contributor

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico

So...the Experian one is the score that mortgage lenders use??  

My goal is a mortgage.  I'm really starting to question why I even bother with the scores on MyFico.  

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user5387
Valued Contributor

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico


@nycfico wrote:

So...the Experian one is the score that mortgage lenders use??  

My goal is a mortgage.  I'm really starting to question why I even bother with the scores on MyFico.  


To the best of my knowledge, the EX site scores are for educational purposes.

 

Three places where mortgage scores are available are DCU (EQ 04), PSECU (EX 04), and the Equifax site (Score Power FICO product EQ 04).

 

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Revelate
Moderator Emeritus

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico


@user5387 wrote:

@nycfico wrote:

So...the Experian one is the score that mortgage lenders use??  

My goal is a mortgage.  I'm really starting to question why I even bother with the scores on MyFico.  


To the best of my knowledge, the EX site scores are for educational purposes.

 

Three places where mortgage scores are available are DCU (EQ 04), PSECU (EX 04), and the Equifax site (Score Power FICO product EQ 04).

 


Did PSECU update?  Think they used to be on Risk Model v2 which is still the one used on the common tri-merge pull... and that was developed on the '98 algorithm as I understand it (currently, I may have promoted bad information before, bad Rev, no cookie!).




        
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DaveSignal
Valued Contributor

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico

I get my EX score from PSECU.  I believe it is the Experian/FICO Risk Model v2 which is commonly known as EX04.  It is not the same as myFICO EX08, and I do not think it is a 98 model score.

EX:694 TU:744 EQ:777
Amex ED $19.5k - BoA Travel Rewards $15k - CSP $5k - SDFCU EMV $15k - NFCU goRewards $20k - Barclays Arrival $6.5k
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Revelate
Moderator Emeritus

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico


@DaveSignal wrote:

I get my EX score from PSECU.  I believe it is the Experian/FICO Risk Model v2 which is commonly known as EX04.  It is not the same as myFICO EX08, and I do not think it is a 98 model score.


 http://www.experian.com/assets/regulatory-compliance/consumer-information/brochures/risk-based-prici...

 

V2 was 1999, V3 was 2005, or '98 and '04 on FICO versions respectively.




        
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DaveSignal
Valued Contributor

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico

Oh ok.  Maybe it is 98 then.  I was looking here:

http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Understanding-FICO-Scoring/The-many-flavors-of-FICO-Editions-version...

Possibly that information should be updated?

EX:694 TU:744 EQ:777
Amex ED $19.5k - BoA Travel Rewards $15k - CSP $5k - SDFCU EMV $15k - NFCU goRewards $20k - Barclays Arrival $6.5k
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Revelate
Moderator Emeritus

Re: complete difference on Experian and MyFico


@DaveSignal wrote:

Oh ok.  Maybe it is 98 then.  I was looking here:

http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Understanding-FICO-Scoring/The-many-flavors-of-FICO-Editions-version...

Possibly that information should be updated?


Yeah.  Did.  Thanks for pointing that out.




        
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