Article: What Is Credit Scoring?

What Is Credit Scoring?

Have you ever wondered what is credit scoring? Credit scoring is a system creditors use to help determine whether or not to give you credit.



How does a creditor decide whether or not to grant you credit? Creditors use credit scoring systems to determine if you'd be a good risk for credit cards and auto loans. More recently, credit scoring has been used to help creditors evaluate your ability to repay home mortgage loans.



Information about you and your credit experiences, such as your bill-paying history, the number and type of accounts you have, late payments, collection actions, outstanding debt, and the age of your accounts, is collected from your credit application and your credit report.



Using a statistical program, creditors compare this...
 

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What Is Credit Scoring?

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