In general
FIVE (5) factors play into the FICO score, or at least that is what the published information would have us believe (I’m very suspicious because I KNOW PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS affect reports and scores although per the five factors suggested it could not be so) .
PAYMENT HISTORY is the most IMPORTANT FICO FACTOR weighing in at 35% on average (I will explain that “on average “comment at a later time). UNLIKE Credit Utilization Ratio (aka the AMOUNT OWED versus AMOUNT LIMITS) , the PH includes considerations from BOTH REVOLVING and also INSTALLMENT accounts, whereas CU (AO) that accounts for 30% ONLY alleges it considers REVOLVING ACCOUNTS ONLY (but again, I am highly DOUBTFUL this is FULLY TRUEßagain at a later time I will explain this too)
Your CREDIT AGE or AVERAGE AGE OF CREDIT is 3rd most vital factor weighing in at only 15%, THIS IS WHY IT IS NOT ALWAYS “HEALTHY FOR YOUR SCORES” to add NEW CREDIT ACCOUNTS, be it REVOLVING or BE IT INSTALLMENT!
The final two main factors are each just 10% which includes the aforementioned “attempted” NEW CREDIT (the hard inquiries) as well as the BLEND or MIXTURE QUALITY OF YOUR PROFILE.
If you have 20 accounts, each a revolving you will have a substantially low CREDIT MIX score where as if you had those 20 accounts with say 12 CCs, 3 cars, 2 homes, a student loan, and a bank loan then you have a HEALTHY MIXTURE and likely gained all or most of that 10% for BLEND OF CREDIT!
FCRA stands for Fair Credit Reporting Act This is the HOLY BRAIL of REPORTING REGUATIONS (the RULES the credit mafia plays by) and essentially is the foundation of all things CONSUMER-RIGHTS! The FCRA was first initiated in 1970 and governs collection of consumer credit information and primarily was established to aid in ensuring fairness, accuracy, and PRIVACY of personal information reported, be it monetary credit items or personal identifier data or public report noting’s!
FTC stands for the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISION Established at turn of 20th century (I believe just before or about time of Titanic, lol), the FTC’s original and supposed continue primary goals are fairness among commerce entities! Since that time, US Congress has afforded many authority rights to FTC so to aid it in policing actions that are unfair, anti-competitive and simply unlawful!
CFPB? Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an actual GOVERNMENT ENTITY that forces the credit mafia to more behave more consistently essentially! The VERY REASON for the CFPB (has a NEW NAME NOW ACTUALLY) was to be the “POINT” of ACCOUNTABILITY for enforcing consumer financial (including credit reporting) laws and standards of applicable practices. One side effect that was envisioned was that the CFPB would give consumers greater “protection” somehow although I am not totally on board with THAT ASSUMPTION!
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