Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Your Credit Score and How It Affects the Loan Process


A credit score is a numerical figure that represents a person's creditworthiness.  This numerical figure is computed via a statistical analysis and takes into account a person's past and present debts, payment history, public records (bankruptcy), and collection accounts.

In the United States, FICO Credit score takes into account the Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax.  Your FICO score is the median number between the scores of those 3 credit scores, and the range is between 300-850, with the higher number being a better score.  The median FICO score of Americans is 723, and anything under 670 is considered a below average credit score.




Since your credit score determines your creditworthiness, it affects your ability to obtain a loan.  Other factors such as income, assets, and debt obligations also factor into your ability to qualify.  Ideally, you put yourself in the best situation (lowest rates, best terms) for a loan by having a high credit score, significant assets, and little to no debt obligations as you would pose the least amount of risk of defaulting.  The lower the risk of defaulting, the cheaper the loan will be for you.

45 comments:

  1. Very interesting stuff here, thank you

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  2. wow, you have a really clean layout, great job

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  3. Yeah, I need to score better on mine bigtime.

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  4. Great post. I have a good sore thankfully. So many ppl don't.

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  5. whats the equation for determining the percentage of the loan?

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  6. Thanks for the info. I need help with my credit.

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  7. mmm ... that's some neat infos.

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  8. I don't think this exists in Europe.

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  9. Right on! I'm saving this post on my computer. Very useful.

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  10. I think I'm around 720-ish but it's because my credit history is pretty young, apparently (around five years).

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  11. Great information. Definitely help in the future.

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  12. I never understood how this things work :D

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  13. 710 here, good to know thats above avg, i rarely use credit cards unless its an emergency

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  14. Always good information, always. Great blog man. Keep it up.

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  15. This is interesting, I don't know my rating

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  16. Never defaulted and never hope to so my current credit score should be in good shape.

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  17. My goal is to get 800!!! yeahhh super loans!!

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  18. Thanks for the info man, keep it up!

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  19. I wonder what my credit score is since ive never paid a loan or anything.

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  20. I have no idea what my credit score is, is that bad?

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  21. I'm 20 and I gotta focus on this stuff.

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  22. Again a great post. Very helpfull !

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  23. cool informative/financial story bro.

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