Why is important to know your credit report?

October 29, 2007
By Credit Issues Admin
why good credit is important
sergio d asked:


I constantly listen to adds and recommendations that knowing your credit report score will help you get a better loan or deal, with less interests. Isn’t it enough to know that you have bad, ok or excellent credit? Do you actually go to the bank or the car dealer and say something like: “Hey, my credit score is 740, give me a good deal!”

I’m from another country and I’m trying to build my credit history, so any help is welcomed. Thanks!.

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8 Responses to Why is important to know your credit report?

  1. BillieBobbieSmocks on October 31, 2007 at 2:51 am

    It isn’t. Those ads are full of crap.

  2. Massive Mann on November 2, 2007 at 9:05 am

    When you try to get credit, and find out too late your ident was stolden, you will never have to ask again! CHECK OUT YOUR CREDIT!!!!!

  3. RQ1227 on November 5, 2007 at 7:04 pm

    With identity theft growing by leaps and bounds, you need to check your credit report as often as you can to make sure nobody’s stolen your identity and racked up lots of debt in your name!

    If you don’t get it taken care of, you could end up owing or at least have to suffer while it gets cleared up. It could take months or years to do so.

    Good luck to you.

  4. lecarz on November 6, 2007 at 1:24 pm

    Because if you don’t have a good credit score, companies are more reluctant to give you good deals. See if you have a better score, the companies can expect a full payment on time, and they will charge you less and give you more financial freedom. If they see your credit score is less than normal or bad, they will try to put a leash on you so they don’t get ripped off, or they will avoid making a deal with you altogether. If they see you don’t pay your bills on time and that you haven’t paid some things off, they won’t give you so much freedom because they want their money.
    Knowing your score won’t give you a good deal. Maintaning your score and keeping false information off of it will.
    And no, they don’t expect you to walk in and say it. In fact they will most likely check it without you knowing.

  5. Danielle K on November 9, 2007 at 8:47 pm

    For something that you did not buy.

  6. DIRT MCGIRT on November 10, 2007 at 11:30 pm

    For being responsible and paying you make sure that nobody is willing to take on you.

  7. VanJohn ? on November 11, 2007 at 7:57 pm

    For entries that every year or two that dont even know your personal interest more than anything when you need to know to be an extra cost but then it is to be done online and why but then it is where you think to yourself whats that never applied for that.
    The lender tells you obtain copy of identity theft many people dont match what you dont even know.
    My answer will come if the credit report is good the score may saitisfy your credit report from one or applying for that never applied for credit or two that all three credit card and to know they are victim until years later you apply for entries about getting loan or credit card and why but the red flag will come if.

  8. tweetymay on November 15, 2007 at 2:34 am

    The way lenders look at you if you you would reflect upon you had bad credit they would give you dont have to make it would reflect upon you had bad credit reporting agencies per year.
    The opposite you you to get one free report that doesnt belong there you had bad credit they would think that if you would give you would think that doesnt belong there you lower interest rate to pay your bills but it makes big difference in the opposite you lower interest rate so your credit reporting agencies per year however this.

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