why did my score go down?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 16:49
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I did a report in Mar. 2008. At the time, my score was 629.
On the report there were:
4 accounts in collections
6 active credit accounts (5 cards, one loan)
3 closed credit accounts (with no balance)
2 inquiries

I did one today, the score had dropped to 541!!
And on the report now is:
2 accounts in collections
4 active credit accounts (3 cards, one loan)
3 closed credit accounts (with no balance)
1 inquiry (from 04/2008)

Also, the total amount of debt went down.

So why the heck is this score worse???

I swear the score is so bogus.....

Also, it has a credit account listed as closed, but it is in fact active. What do I need to do to have this corrected?

Thanks.

Hi,

Did you pay off those collections which were there on your credit report in 2008? Did you not check your credit report after that?

Tue, 02/23/2010 - 12:50 Permalink
tx_swordgeek (not verified)

It was from Experian, and just says "Experian Plus score".

Some of the debt was paid off, the rest I think was removed b/c of the SoL.

Tue, 02/23/2010 - 14:27 Permalink

Hi,

I agree with cinnamngrl. Experian Plus Score is FAKO score, not FICO Score. You should get a copy of your FICO score first. Then you should check carefully all the details of the accounts. Moreover, no account gets removed just because of the expiry of the statute of limitations. The accounts will remain for seven years on your report if not paid. If you have not paid the dues till now, you can try to pay those off. This may help in increment of the score.

Wed, 02/24/2010 - 10:21 Permalink