Simple Guidelines For Credit Reference Companies

A credit check is an investigation performed by a would-be loan provider to gauge how suitable you are for borrowing. Loan providers will examine your credit report to understand your current and past credit history. Loan providers can then give you a credit rating to identify whether the manner in which you manage you financial matters fulfils their requisites for borrowing.

A credit record is essentially a documented history of all the credit that you have had within the past 6 years. It discloses the amounts you have been lent and whether you have missed any instalments etc. A credit record provides a way for possible loan companies to investigate your financial past to help them make a decision as to whether to let you borrow from them. The statistics on your file is put together by credit reference agencies for example, Equifax and Experian. They utilise information from public documents (e.g. information from the electoral roll, court judgments etc) and from loan providers as well as financial institutions: e.g. credit accounts, credit applications.

A credit score is a method that prospective loan companies use for calculating the credit eligibility of a customer. Loan providers will investigate the would-be client's credit file, the statistics within their credit application and the specific loan requested. Loan providers will then make use of a mathematical scoring system to assess the amount of 'risk' associated with lending to the potential customer.

A credit reference agency holds details of your personal credit information, such as credit cards, loans, etc including details of any defaults in payments, county court judgments (CCJs) etc.

Details of defaults and CCJs are kept on your file for six years and can affect you getting further credit.

These agencies - the major companies being Experian, Equifax and Callcredit plc - provide this information so that a lender can decide whether or not they will lend you money.

When applying for credit, you will be asked by the lender for your consent to check your credit file. This allows them to see a number of things - such as you are who you say you are; confirmation of where you live (your file should show you listed on the electoral roll); how much your current commitments are; how reliable you are at making payments on time etc.

Having looked at this information, the lender will then make a decision as to whether they will lend you money. If you are refused credit, it is not because you are on a 'blacklist', it will be down to you not meeting the lender's criteria.

The criteria - which varies from lender to lender - is based on your financial profile being 'Credit scored' and apart from your credit history, a lender will take in to account your occupation, your age, whether you are a homeowner etc.

If you are considering getting credit, it is worth contacting one of the credit reference agencies to see a copy of your report. You can then check that all the information on it is correct such as you being on the electoral roll, for example. The cost to see your file will be upwards of �2.

Contact Experian, Equifax or Callcredit plc for more information.

Experian is one of a number of significant UK credit reference agencies. Loan companies will consult a credit reference agency to find out about the appropriateness of a potential borrower based on their financial record. This is called a credit report. As with anyone, you may apply for a duplicate of your file from Experian to know that all the statistics on it are proper and that your financial details haven't been used illegally.

Equifax is one of a number of significant UK credit reference agencies. Equifax pulls together all your financial details from various sources to come up with a report that details your personal financial history - i.e. your credit report. When you make an application for any credit, loan companies will study your file to see your financial past. You may apply for a printed copy of your credit report anytime you like to know that all is in order. The Equifax website offers lots of practical advice on making sensible credit choices and shielding yourself from fraudulent practices.

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James Miller writes on issues about unemployment tenant loans, secured loans with bad credit and even refinance car loans.

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