Article Directory :: Finance & Investment Articles Credit Reports without Credit Scores are useless By Mike Clover Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 26Jan2008 Word count: 407 Viewed: 187 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site Credit Reports with no Credit Scores are useless. Have you got your credit report lately from www.annualcreditreport.com ? If you did, it did not come with your Credit Scores. Have you ever wondered if you really needed to know your scores? In this article I will discuss how important it is to know your Credit Scores. Here is a list of people that look at your Scores to determine your likely hood to pay back a debt. 1. Electric Companies 2. New Employers 3. Mortgage Companies 4. Banks 5. Car loan companies 6. Credit Card Companies 7. Insurance Companies 8. Cell Phone Companies 9. Its not uncommon to have your new spouse check your personal credit score It is amazing how just about everyone that provides a service to you these days wants to know your credit risk. Your personal credit is not longer a secret; it's a part of our everyday life. So if all these companies pull your credit, what are they looking at? They look at your score first; your credit score is how the 3 Credit Bureaus measure your creditworthiness. The same goes for anyone that wants to see your credit report. They look at your credit score as well. Your credit history is important, but when it comes to getting loans, your credit score is what determines whether you will get the loan. All Credit Scores have one thing in common: they read the data from your credit report and predict your future credit performance. The scores indicate the probability of you paying back your bills in a timely manner. These credit scoring models used by all 3 credit bureaus are extraordinary at predicting what kind of risk you propose to potential lenders. Since lenders know this, it is very important you know as well. Since you now know how important it is to know your credit score make sure you get a credit report with your scores. It does not hurt your credit to check your report every 60 to 90 days. So the conclusion to all of this is yes you need to know your scores. If most creditors determine whether they will extend credit to you based on your 3 scores, I would recommend you learn them quickly. You might have good scores and not even know it. This is the type of customer creditors love, they can make more money on you because of you lack of knowledge. About the Author: Mike Clover is the owner of http://www.my720fico.com . My720fico.com is one of the most unique on-line resources for free credit score reports, Internet identity theft software, secure credit cards, and a BlOG with a wealth of personal credit information. The information within this website is written by professionals that know about credit, and what determines ones credit worthiness. EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here More articles by Mike Clover

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