Credit Scores: Don't Waste Your Money

Did you know that your credit score that you purchaseYou may have been told that your credit score was
online is not the same credit score your mortgage loan700 by a finance company. Therefore, you think that
officer gets?you have the perfect credit score to buy a house.
You probably know that when you apply for aDon't be surprised to hear from your loan officer that
mortgage, your loan officer gets all three credityour credit score falls short of a prime rate mortgage
reporting agencies reports with three different scores.loan.
From your three credit scores, most mortgageYou don't want to have your credit history checked
companies use your middle credit score to determinetoo often. You do get a small penalty with a few
your credit worthiness.points deducted when you have too many inquiries on
Do you know that the credit score an auto dealeryour credit report. However, when you're shopping for
sees is not the same credit score your loan officera car or a home loan, the credit reporting agencies
sees?batch your inquiries into one. In other words, you can
Imagine our surprise to find out that my husband'scall several mortgage lenders to shop for the best
credit score for purchasing my new car one afternoonterms and rates without losing points.
was 50 points higher than his top credit score wasDon't waste your money buying your credit scores.
earlier in the day when he refinanced an investmentThese scores are not the ones real estate lenders get.
house. This happened because credit scores getInstead, get your credit scores FREE by calling a loan
computed differently for mortgages and auto loans!officer.
If you think that you have a great credit scoreCopyright © Jeanette J.
because you recently bought a new car, think again.