Different FICO Scores

“I just talked to a lender about refinancing my condo and he told me my FICO scores. They’re 719, 729, and 744. How come there’s 3 different scores?”

***ANSWER:
There are three nationwide credit bureaus, each with their very own FICO score name:

- Experian has “”Experian, Fair Isaac Risk Model”
- TransUnion has “FICO Risk Score, Classic”
- Equifax has “Beacon”

And, as you noticed, each comes up with their own score, different from the others. As I understand it, your scores will vary for four reasons:

1. Not all lenders and businesses report your credit activity to all three bureaus
2. Different ways lenders and businesses report to credit agencies.
3. Different ways agencies record the same information.
4. Different FICO models used by each credit reporting agency.

I know, you’ve got to be an actuary to be excited by that answer. But you asked the question…

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