Your ‘beacon score’ is an indicator for a lender as to whether a client is likely to make payments on time and in full. The credit score is also referred to as a FICO Score and is a mathematical formulae created by Fair Isaac and Company. The credit score is used by most companies to see if you are a good credit risk or not. Equifax and Trans Union will crunch the numbers from the credit report, and spit out a number somewhere between 300 and 900, or even no number or R for Reject. A score over 680+ is considered excellent. Credit Inquiries
Each time a creditor (potential lender) checks your credit report, a record is created of this event. There are two types of inquiries, soft and hard. A soft inquiry occurs when you pull your own credit report. (Worth doing on an annual basis and FREE via mail at either Equifax or TransUnion.)....
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