What good are credit scores-lenders use any model they want!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 21:42
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What good is it to pay for credit scores from the credit card companies when lenders use any model they want to get any number they want? I just "bought" my score from trans union and it was an 845 - but two lenders turned me down saying my trans union score was 645 and they wanted a 675!
When I asked them about the difference in scores they said that they used a different scoring model than the credit bureaus. So what the hell good are the credit card bureau scores if each lender can use any number they want and turn down anybody they want by just making up a score that is below their desired level.
It seems that paying for an imaginary credit score from the credit bureau is a scam.

I have never heard of that before. What type of lender was it? Was it for a mortgage, a car or something else. This is the first that I have ever heard of this.

Fri, 11/07/2008 - 04:12 Permalink

If you have currently bought your Transunion score and you found it to be 875, how can the creditors find your Transunion score to be 645, that I cannot understand. Now if your creditors device their own method to determine the creditworthiness of a person, then it is a totally different issue. It may happen because of the creditors might have pulled out your credit report and based on your credit report, they do not find you suitable to offer a loan, even if you have a high credit score as per Transunion.

Fri, 11/07/2008 - 09:36 Permalink

I don't understand this, if it comes to this than why have the credit reporting agencies at all. I am not real sure why they would do this. What was the lenders name, just curious?

Sat, 11/08/2008 - 13:02 Permalink

What I think is that the lender has taken into account the piggybacking issue for determining the credit worthiness of the borrower. Although the new FICO 08 model eliminates piggybacking, it has not been implemented yet. Now, taking piggybacking into account, a borrower may have a good credit score but it is based on the credit history of a different person who has added the borrower as an authorized user in his credit card account. So the lender might have pulled out the credit report to check his credit history instead of checking his credit score.

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 05:51 Permalink

If a lender denies you credit, don't they ahve to send you a copy of your Credit Report and score to prove what they're saying? I thought they did. That entire 'issue' sounds fishy to me. I'm curious who it is, too.

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 08:01 Permalink
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