Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Discover Your Credit Score And 3 In 1 Credit Report

By Jacqueline J Long

3-in-1 credit reports are summaries from all three of the main credit bureaus. They contain the financial history collected on one person or group in order to "report their credit worthiness" or in other words, whether or not it is predictable that they have the means and trustworthiness to repay a new liability.

A 3 in 1 report provides information from all three of the foremost credit-reporting agencies. Many financial organizations use the 3 in 1 report to assess an individual's credit reputation to see if they will meet the credit guidelines set by the financial organization to extend credit. The report is also used to set the provisions of the loan.

In the United States the three key credit reporting agencies are Experian, Equifax and TransUnion while in the United Kingdom, the credit reporting agencies are Equifax, Experian and Call Credit. Consumers in the United Kingdom have access to his or her Callcredit credit information right on the Internet.

When looking at 3-in-1 credit reports, it is crucial that one understands what the credit score means. A credit score is a statistical index that represents an educated guess of a person's credit worthiness. Lenders like credit card companies and banks will look at 3-in-1 credit reports and credit scores to determine what a person's credit limit should be and the interest rate.

The most familiar credit score in the United States is the FICO score and it is calculated by using a statistical formula developed by the Fair Isaac Corporation. The three main credit-reporting agencies in the United States all use variations of this particular scoring formula but it is occasionally known by different names like the Beacon score and the Emperica score.

FICO scores on 3-in-1 credit reports and the other variations were considered to quantify the possibility of defaulting on a loan by taking into account a number of variables. Some of the variables that are measured are present ongoing money owing, the promptness of payment in the past, the ratio of recent ongoing debt to remaining accessible credit, the duration of the person's credit history, the types of credit that are used and the amounts of credit that has been applied for in the recent past.

Many folks suppose that an person's present income and their employment history can affect their FICO scores, however, those two variables are irrelevant when it comes to determining credit scores. FICO scores range between 300 to 850. Any credit score that is higher than 720 on a combined 3 in 1 report is considered to be a good risk while any score that is below 600 is considered a bad risk.

Repairing your credit on the three separate bureaus reports will consequentially enhance your 3 in 1 report. You are entitled to a copy of your own 3 in 1 report but unlike the individual reports, which are required to give you one complimentary report per year, you will likely need to pay a fee for the 3 in 1 report.

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