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 · 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
Debt-to-Income Ratios (DTIs) for Dummies
March 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Mortgages
With all the recent government programs available to homeowner’s facing potential foreclosure, understanding debt-to-income ratio is more important than ever, as lenders will be utilizing this parameter to determine your eligibility. Debt-to-income ratio is a simple formula, calculated based on several key elements of a homeowner’s incoming salary versus outgoing expenses. There are two different [...]
Tags: debt ratios·debt-to-income ratio·DTI·foreclosure·loan modification programs·Mortgages·reduce house payment·Refinancing
