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Question about credit score

Posted on 3/5/17 at 7:04 am
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32249 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 7:04 am
My equifax score is a 730 and transunion is 680.. Both have the same debt, accounts, etc.. Can anyone explain this to me please? About to buy a house soon and need to check on this. Thanks guys
Posted by LSU6262
Member since Jun 2008
7494 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 7:38 am to
Equifax and Transunion use different scoring models.

In your case Transunion is weighing something a lot heavier than Equifax
This post was edited on 3/5/17 at 8:06 am
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32249 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 7:50 am to
So when applying for a home loan will they look at both?
Posted by LSU6262
Member since Jun 2008
7494 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 8:10 am to
quote:

So when applying for a home loan will they look at both?


Ask your lender which bureau they use and if they use the highest, the lowest, or an average. It really depends on the lender
Posted by seawolf06
NH
Member since Oct 2007
8159 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 9:05 am to
Credit score is only one piece of the puzzle. Ask your lender about their methodology because most are going to be different.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
16423 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 9:22 am to
My lender used all of our credit reports as a basis, but actually had a completely different way to create a credit score. I don't recall what the range was, but our score ended up being over 900 (credit reports go to 850).

Make sure to pull both complete reports and make sure there are not any errors or omissions. Sometimes it can be a very small thing that can affect it. I.e., they have all the same credit cards, but one of them showed up several years later lowering your average score. You have more hard hits on one report bc your cable company ran 2 reports on you within 2 weeks on one report, but none on the other...
Posted by 13SaintTiger
Isle of Capri
Member since Sep 2011
18315 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:00 pm to
i believe your credit score for a mortgage loan will be different than just pulling a ordinary credit report. At least it was for me
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37124 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:23 pm to
It's normal for their to be small differences but that's a significant one... I would double check and make sure the reports really are completely identical, also make sure the score models are the same (i.e. if one is FICO and the other is Vantage that will throw it off).
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
18095 posts
Posted on 3/5/17 at 1:45 pm to
I bet you are getting one vantage score and one normal score.
Posted by nahtanojc
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
980 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 1:02 am to
Ask your lender but most use your middle score and drop your highest and lowest.

I'd order your reports through myfico.com

I think it's $60 for all 3 with scores, but you'll be able to see the scores most lenders use (which is not necessarily the score you get when you run your own credit report)
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