what are credit reports
There seems to be a lot of confusion over just how important your credit report can be to your life. Some people worry about it and constantly ensure it’s kept in good order, with everything up to date. These are the sensible ones who are able to get credit when they want or need it.
Then there are those that simply hope that their credit is good enough to be able to get the credit they want when they want it. Without ever actually really understanding just what a credit report is. This can be a mistake, because so many things can go wrong.
The sad fact is that basic human error can effect our lives in many different ways – but few can have as big an impact as a couple of basic mistakes made on a credit report. And unless you are monitoring your report to check for such mistakes you will never know about it, but could end up missing out on credit you would otherwise get.
Even simple mistakes such as getting your name wrong by a letter or two, or getting your date of birth out by a day, can lead to getting a ‘no’ on a credit application. And when you think how many things we use the credit report for you will see how important this is.
What Your Credit Report is Used For
Every time you apply for credit it is your credit report that is checked to see if you are trustworthy. Taking in all the factors on your credit report a score is assigned (also known as your credit score) and that is used to decide on whether to loan you money or not.
It is used constantly for such things as
- Loans
- Over drafts
- Mortgages
- Mobile Phone Contracts
- Credit Card applications
- In store credit
- Car loan applications
- Setting up a bank account
- And much, much more
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