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Centennial RE Trends: Credit Help
What is a FICO score?FICO stands for Fair Isaac Corporation, a company that created the most used credit scoring model in the United States.  An individual’s credit score is calculated through a statistical algorithm and is used as a factor in determining the likelihood of a borrower defaulting on a loan.  FICO scores are generally used for obtaining mortgages, car loans or consumer credit.  The scores are provided from the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian and Transunion.  Typically, there is a variance amongst the scores since each agency has a slightly different scoring formula.  FICO scores range from 300 – 850, with higher scores being considered less risky.  For mortgage lending purposes, any score over a 680 is considered good and above a 750 is considered excellent.  Any score below 580 is considered great risk and will be challenging for such a borrower to secure financing.  The factors that contribute to a FICO score and the weighted percentages for each are as follows:•    35% — timeliness of payments (adverse dings to scores for any payment greater than 30 days later, collections, past due accounts)•    30% — the ratio of used debt to allowable debt for consumer credit (an individual ... more

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