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New Credit Report Option Shows Borrower?s Estimated Income
Posted by admin in Consumer Credit Report on September 27, 2011
New Credit Report Option Shows Borrower’s Estimated Income
Montrose, CA (PRWEB) September 22, 2011
Experian, Equifax and TransUnion are now providing estimates of consumer income as a credit report option, and the Merit Credit Engine (MCE) has been enhanced to support the new capability. Along with all other credit report elements, MCE parses the income estimate from the credit bureau data, and places it into a database field for use in automated lending decisions, cross-selling strategies, credit card prescreening, collections, and other applications. Income is a key factor in any credit scorecard, but up until now, lenders have been forced to rely on the consumer to self-report the information. Now it is possible to easily identify individuals that might warrant more careful income verification efforts.
New policy rules handed down by the Federal Reserve allow the use of “reasonable estimates” of consumer income when making lending decisions. In response, the credit reporting agencies have been quick to develop modeling software that takes loan types, debt-load, mortgage payments, opening dates, and the consumer’s payment history into account, matching the profile with typical incomes of consumers who have similar credit report characteristics. The estimates are available as credit-report add-on products, which MCE now supports, including the Equifax “Income Predictor,” Experian “Income Insight,” and the TransUnion “Income Estimator.”
The income estimation models are based on sound statistical principles but, at best, they can only provide a “ballpark estimate” of household income. The income values are typically described as a range of annual values, given in $ 5000 increments. That information is useful in screening credit card applicants and general credit-granting decisions. It is also a welcome tool for collection agencies, helping them focus efforts on consumers most likely having an ability to pay.
About Merit Credit Systems
Merit Credit Systems (http://creditengine.net) is a leading provider of enterprise-aiming credit report software, simplifying direct access to credit information from Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, as well as CBC and CoreLogic Credco. Merit also provides developer tools for XML attribute reports and tri-merge capabilities as options for its Merit Credit Engine software.
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Mortgage Lenders New Policies Restrict Potential Borrowers — CRE Credit Services
Posted by admin in Dispute Credit Report on June 13, 2011
Mortgage Lenders New Policies Restrict Potential Borrowers — CRE Credit Services
Plano, TX (PRWEB) September 14, 2010
There are hundreds of millions of Americans with errors and inaccuracies on their credit reports. Consumers are encouraged by credit bureaus and the government to dispute those items if they feel they are incorrect. Their options are to file an automated dispute, send a letter, or call on the phone after purchasing a credit report. The credit bureaus investigate the allegedly incorrect account with the lender that is reporting it and then get back to the consumer with the results. This process was established to be a way to protect consumers from unfair practices by banks and other lenders. It is outlined in The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Another part of this law states that is allows, and sometimes requires that, statements of continued dispute are to be placed on accounts within a consumer’s credit report. This idea behind this was that it was a way to further protect consumers and give them the right to add their own version of what happened with an account to their personal credit reports. Unfortunately, this is starting to cause major headaches for potential home buyers all over the United States. CRE Credit Services has a solution!
Due to the economic downturn, lending and banking organizations have been attempting to search for ways to lower their risk without cutting their profits. One way they are currently experimenting with is to punish consumers who have listed disputes on their credit reports. As of this writing, loans underwritten by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are being denied for having as few as one account listed as “under dispute” on a consumer’s credit report. Many times a customer may not even realize that the account is under dispute. There are some investigations that require a company to place a notice of continued disagreement even if the customer agrees that the problem has been resolved. Thousands of disappointed people have gone to purchase their dream home only to find out that an error they disputed on an account that may not be accurate is preventing them from qualifying for a mortgage even though they would otherwise qualify. Also, if the account, accurate or not, were to appear on their credit report without being “in dispute” they would actually qualify for that same loan they are being rejected for.
There is no has been no assistance for consumers that can explain how a consumer would go about removing such a comment. The turnover is so high within the credit reporting agencies that even if a consumer did somehow figure out a way to request its removal from their credit report, the inexperienced person working on it would probably not even know how to properly process it. With a need to stimulate the economy and home sales we see home buyer tax credits, but no way to help consumers who are hindered for following their legal rights? How could it be illegal for companies to make this lending criterion? The simple answer, is that it is probably not legal.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is one of many laws that are collectively referred to as the Consumer Protection Laws. Another one of these laws is the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The ECOA states that you can’t discriminate against someone solely based on his or her gender, race, etc. Also, it states that you can’t discriminate against a consumer based solely on someone exercising their rights under these consumer protection laws. By virtually any reading or interpretation of this law, what lenders are doing when they deny a loan based on the notices of investigation is a violation of federal law. Although it means that the practice will probably be challenged and overturned in the future, it does not give much hope to consumers right now. There is, however, hope, in the form of a reputable, experienced company headed by a former member of Experian’s elite CASS department in CRE Credit Services.
Although the credit reporting agencies would prefer they did not exist, there is a truly knowledgeable and respected credit services organization that, through years of experience and research, has developed strategies and methods to help consumers. This information would be nearly impossible for a consumer to figure out on their own. In situations like this, contacting a company like CRE Credit Services, at http://www.CRECreditServices.com might be the only real chance a consumer has to correct the problem. CRE Credit Services has designed a proprietary process to help remove these disputes. Designed by a former member of Experian’s elite CASS department there is no other like program in existence. There is no other credit services organization that employs that high level of a former member of any of the credit bureaus. They have already helped many clients get into homes by removing these disputes and improving their credit. CRE Credit Services has expert national credit consultants ready to speak with potential borrowers or mortgage professionals and they offer a no cost, no obligation consultation.
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No Credit Check Loans – Approval Without Credit Report
It is important for people to have a credit report made from time to time so that they do not face a problem when they need to take up a loan suddenly. But for those people who have never taken up loans, it is a new concept and they do not have any credit history. For such borrowers to take up money, no credit check loans have been structured.
The people who are in need of money may find a slight problem when it comes to taking up loans for the first time. Also, for the people who do not have a recently updated credit report can face a similar problem. So for getting money for their needs without any hassle, the borrowers can take up these loans very easily.
The money is available through these loans in the secured as well as the unsecured form. It totally depends upon the needs of the borrower and his ability to pledge his asset as collateral. If borrowers have needs that will require money in the range of
Free Annual Credit Report: Assess Your Credit Worthiness
Your credit report holds importance when it comes to applying for loans. For getting a loan and prior to loan approval your credit worthiness is verified by your lender. So the credit report has a very crucial role to play in loan approval. Therefore the free annual credit report is offered so that both borrowers and lenders can get the desired credit information that too free of cost.
There are three agencies that provide credit report- Equifax, Transunion and Experian. To get free annual credit report you are not required to pay anything. These reports are made to you available totally free of cost. The credit report issued by the different bureaus is almost similar, but different bureaus use different parameters for evaluation. Different agencies have different viewpoints however; it would be beneficial for you to acquire all the three report.
Free annual credit report gives you an opportunity to maintain a good credit record. With the help of this report, you analyze your credit scores and things that require your attention so that you can improve your scores. With these report you can easily get to know your credit worthiness and can find whether you can qualify for regular loans or not. It is beneficial if you apply for such report prior to applying for any loan.
For lenders this free annual credit report acts as a basis for approving or rejecting your loan application. It provides them with detailed information about your previous credit records. It is a detailed account showing defaults, late payments, arrears, CCJs, IVA and bankruptcy. This credit report enables lenders to assess your credit worthiness and in case of denial he should present valid reason of application rejection.
Online medium is the easiest way to apply for free annual credit report. Before choosing any service provider it would be highly beneficial to do a proper research and then select any one. You can apply from anywhere and anytime as per your convenience.
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