Cause and Effects of a Poor Credit

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The Cause and Effects of a Poor Credit Score The three digit number known to most of us as Credit Score or FICO score in the United States, is a number representing the credit worthiness of a person. This number represents an analysis or blue print lenders use to help decide if they will extend a loan to you. FICO stands for “Fair Isaac Corporation,” the creators of FICO score. The FICO score takes into account various factors like payment history; current level of debit; types of credit used; length of current history and any new credit. A FICO score can range from 300-850, with 650 indicating good credit. The higher this number the more likelihood that person will pay his or her debts back. A low credit rating or poor credit report can negatively affect every aspects of your life. If you are consistently late on your payments or over your limit with your credit cards this will lead to bad credit which can make purchasing on credit virtually impossible. The lower the number will lead to paying higher interest rates on loans; not getting approved for a car loan, thereby, limiting your ability to purchase what you want as opposed to what you are approved for. If you are planning to purchase a new or used car, it may be virtually impossible to secure a financing loan with a low credit rating. Even if you can obtain a loan, your interest rate may be twice as higher than it would if you had excellent credit, so you end up paying more than you should because you are primarily paying the high interest rate. Rather than paying two or three percent interest, you could end up with a fifteen or sixteen percent interest rate. Having bad credit can cost you thousands of dollars over the course of paying back your car loan. Not only will you be paying more for the car, you will be paying longer on your bill which can negativity impact your score. You will be paying more for

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