is 700 a good credit score?

Posted on October 10, 2008

Is 700 a good credit score? It is not an easy question to answer. Why? Each lender looks at the score as one of determining factors when deciding to give you a loan. Furthermore, the lenders can have their own standards by which they determine the interest rate they give you. This means that above [...]

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Free Online FICO Score

Posted on October 10, 2008

If you want to have a good FICO score, you have figure out where you are at. You have to be careful here. Often to obtain a free fico score you will have to sign up for credit monitoring program. For example looking at Transunion, their website does offer a free online credit score, but [...]

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Bail out

Posted on September 17, 2008

The government has stepped to the plate and decided to bail out the two mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Both companies are important part of the American economy because of the dealings with the majority of home loans in the country.
Actually both these companies started out as government entities and [...]

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Will Checking Your Own FICO score Hurt it?

Posted on September 11, 2008

One piece of the formula of your FICO score is inquiries.  This is how many times you credit report has been request to be viewed.  The common thought that happens is when you check your FICO score it considered an inquiry and will count against your FICO score.
Well the folks over at Fair Isaac recognize [...]

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