When starting your credit history from scratch, rebuilding from a bad financial period in your life, or if you have long established credit history, I get this question all the time, “How much credit is too much”? Or “How many credit cards should I have to have the best credit?” This is often a difficult question to answer, due to the black box nature of Fair Isaac’s FICO credit scoring model.
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How Much Credit is Too Much?
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Info, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Mortgages
Tags: Car Loans·Credit Cards·Credit Score·credit scoring·debt ratios·Fair Isaac·FICO score·Mortgages·number of accounts·Payment History·too much credit·total available credit
Is the Credit Scoring System Fair? A Viewpoint Which Agrees
October 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Info, Credit Reports
I’m a good debater – I can make an argument out of anything, which is one of the reason I enjoy writing. Recently, I listened to a conversation over whether or not the current credit scoring was fair to the consumer. I argued both sides successfully to the frustration of my audience. [...]
Tags: Apply Online·bad credit·Credit Reports·Credit Scores·Credit Scoring System.·fair·Good Credit·lenders·Mortgage·personal responsibility
Should Personally Guaranteed Business Credit Cards Appear on Your Credit Report?
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Consumer Info, Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Reports
This question of whether business credit cards which are personally guaranteed should appear on your credit report recently came up on our discussion boards. I myself have two business credit cards and each one is linked to my IRS-issued Employer Identification Number (EIN). However, each card also required me to give my personal [...]
Tags: business account·business credit·Credit Bureaus·Credit Cards·credit law·Dunn & Bradstreet·Equifax·Experian·personal guarantees·report to bureuas
