In addition to the FICO® Score 8, we may offer and provide other base or industry-specific FICO® Scores (such as FICO® Auto Scores and FICO® Bankcard Scores).
Chase primarily uses Experian as its credit bureau, but also uses TransUnion and Equifax for certain cards in certain states. The following chart shows the combined credit bureau preferences for all Chase cards. As you can see, several states use all three credit bureaus, while relatively few use only one bureau.
Even though it was released by FICO more than a decade ago, Score 8 is the version utilized most often by all three of the major credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
While the FICO® 8 model is the most widely used scoring model for general lending decisions, banks use the following FICO scores when you apply for a mortgage: FICO® Score 2 (Experian) FICO® Score 5 (Equifax) FICO® Score 4 (TransUnion)
Basically, "credit score" and "FICO® score" are all referring to the same thing. A FICO® score is a type of credit scoring model. While different reporting agencies may weigh factors slightly differently, they are all essentially measuring the same thing.
Chase Credit Journey gets the credit scores from Vantage, but the actual information on your credit report they get directly from Experian. Experian is trusted since it's one of the credit bureaus, so we can safely know that the credit report displayed on your Chase Credit Journey portal is all accurate.
Chase offers free credit scores using the VantageScore 3.0 credit-score model and credit reports from TransUnion.
Consequently, when lenders check your FICO credit score, whether based on credit report data from Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion, they will likely use the FICO 8 scoring model. FICO 8 scores range between 300 and 850. A FICO score of at least 700 is considered a good score.
FICO 9 is similar to FICO 8 but differs when it comes to collections and rent payments. FICO 9 counts medical collections less harshly than other accounts in collections, so a surgery bill in collections will have less of an impact on your credit score than a credit card bill in collections.
For example, if you sign up for a free credit score from Experian, you'll get a FICO® Score 8 along with a copy of your credit report. Unlike some services that only track and show you your score, you'll then be able to review the underlying information (the credit report) that led to the score.
It's recommended you have a credit score of 620 or higher when you apply for a conventional loan. If your score is below 620, lenders either won't be able to approve your loan or may be required to offer you a higher interest rate, which can result in higher monthly payments.
The commonly used FICO® Scores for mortgage lending are: FICO® Score 2, or Experian/Fair Isaac Risk Model v2. FICO® Score 5, or Equifax Beacon 5. FICO® Score 4, or TransUnion FICO® Risk Score 04.
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Paying the loan down completely may briefly lower your credit score because you'll have less accounts and less variety of accounts open.
You need a credit score of 700 or higher to get approved for most Chase credit cards. That means you need good credit or better to qualify for Chase credit cards. For example, the credit score requirement for both the Chase Freedom Flex℠ card and the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is 700+.
In general, Chase credit cards aren't the easiest to get since most require a good or excellent credit score for approval (700 or more). Most of those requirements are pretty standard, although some credit card companies offer cards to people with lower scores.
Due to it being a student card, the Freedom Student card is significantly easier to get approved for than any other Chase credit card. Not only is it easy to get approved for, but it does not charge an annual fee and it earns rewards as well.
There is no FICO 7 or FICO 6, but there are FICO 5 and FICO 4 scores at Equifax, FICO 4 and FICO 98 scores at TransUnion, and FICO 3 and FICO 2 scores at Experian. And yes, all of those scores include the bankcard and auto loan variants.
Your score falls within the range of scores, from 740 to 799, that is considered Very Good. A 777 FICO® Score is above the average credit score. Consumers in this range may qualify for better interest rates from lenders. 25% of all consumers have FICO® Scores in the Very Good range.
If you have a subscription plan, your FICO Score 8 will be updated when we detect a change in your credit profile. Credit reports and other FICO Score versions will be updated based on the type of subscription you have – monthly for FICO® Basic or FICO® Premier and quarterly for FICO® Advanced.
Lenders may not report to all three credit bureaus
Because of this difference in reporting, each of the three credit bureaus may have slightly different credit report information for you and you may see different scores as a result.
Your score differs based on the information provided to each bureau, explained more next. Information provided to the credit bureaus: The credit bureaus may not receive all of the same information about your credit accounts. Surprisingly, lenders aren't required to report to all or any of the three bureaus.
Experian's advantage over FICO is that the information it provides is more thorough than a simple number. A pair of borrowers could both have 700 FICO scores but vastly different credit histories.
FICO Score 9 has been available to consumers since 2016. You can purchase it from FICO or possibly get it free from your credit card issuer, a lender or credit counselor through FICO's Open Access program, which allows lenders and credit counselors to share scores used in lending decisions.