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Changes to credit score calculations
http://pge.libercus.net/.pf/emailed/84357/3/201704200075
This article describes some changes to how credit scores are calculated. Things like taking medical debt out of the equation should help some people improve scores. They will also look at trend data and try to predict risk.
This article describes some changes to how credit scores are calculated. Things like taking medical debt out of the equation should help some people improve scores. They will also look at trend data and try to predict risk.
Re: Changes to credit score calculations
1) I'm one of those high credit score people with a few cards open that I don't use. Granted, I could close it, but that brings me to the next point...
2) The last paragraph says mortgages will be staying with the traditional FICO score. The problem with this I see is that the Vantage score and the FICO score seem to be opposites of each other and having a good score in both seems harder if not impossible.
That's kind of what I was thinking. Which doesn't make much sense to change it then.
I also don't understand why they would no longer include medical debt or tax leins in the calculation. Yes, it would be beneficial if insurance hasn't paid out on your claim to the hospital yet and it hits your credit. But medical debt is a huge thing in America and many people have it. If those weren't calculated into your credit score then someone could be given a CC with a large balance when they have 10's of thousands in medical debt that isn't factored in. Makes it riskier for the creditor because they don't have the full picture.
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I'm torn on the medical debts issue. On the one hand the fact that someone can be in tens of thousands of debt for getting sick in the US is disgusting and ridiculous. On the other it is something a creditor would want to know about since they do owe that money.
But yet that person pays their credit cards in full, pays the mortgage on time, does all the other things you should do and has their credit trashed because they had some health issue and owe the hospital?
I just had our credit pulled for a mortgage refi. We are at 800+. But they still gave us reasons why points were knocked off - too many accounts and not long enough time the accounts have been open which is total bs since I've had the same credit card since 1997.
So much of credit scores are complete B.S. I don't really care whatever crap they want to do. I can only do my best for me. And, quite frankly, they've been talking about dropping medical collections from credit scores for years, but it hasn't happened yet. I think a better option is to, not take them out completely, but give a substantially longer period of time before they become a "ding". Because it's RIDICULOUS how long insurance and billing can take sometimes. And some providers have a policy of just sending bills straight to collections. I had an out-patient procedure at a hospital years ago. I got the first bill for it FOUR years later. That is not a typo.
Overall, if a person pays their bills on time and keeps a low credit card utilization, they should have a fairly good score regardless of whatever model the "flavor of the year" is. Generally speaking, you'll get the best rates when your credit score is 720+. Anything higher than 720 is good gravy, but doesn't make much difference.
My real estate investing puts my credit score at a disadvantage for two reasons. Both of which have nothing to do with my worthiness of a debtor. My credit "age" is too low, because they look at the average age of your current accounts. Never mind that I've had some type of credit for 20+ years and have never had an account go into default. I also apply for loans and credit lines SUBSTANTIALLY more than the average person because of the type of business I have. Not much I can do about that either, other than to retard my growth. Which is not happening.
Plus I have an LLC, for which I also apply for things. And, although that LLC has its own tax id number, my own credit is dinged with an inquiry every time I apply for something under that entity because I have to give a personal guarantee.
Fortunately, both "Age of Accounts" and "Credit Inquiries" are low factors for credit scoring. But perpetually have those as "bad marks" doesn't help and its really irritating.