The Credit Score That You See – NOT The Same As Lenders See
The credit score you receive may be much higher or lower than the one a lender uses when deciding whether to give you a mortgage, credit card or auto loan, a new government report finds.One out of five consumers is likely to receive a score that is “meaningfully” different from the score used by a lender to make a credit decision, according to study from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that analyzed 200,000 credit files from the three major credit bureaus, TransUnion, Equifax and Experian.As a result, many of these consumers receive either better or worse terms on mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and other credit products.”This study highlights the complexities consumers face in the credit scoring market,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray in
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