Go Back   Credit Talk Forum > PUBLIC FORUMS > Credit Talk

Credit Talk Creditnet provides this free discussion forum to help consumers learn how to build or repair their own credit.

   

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 03.09.2003, 05:34
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 237
accuracy of privacy guard score

Anyone have an idea the accuracy of the privacyguard score? Is it a combines score or where does it come from...need some help please....
Reply With Quote

Google Ads

  #2 (permalink)  
Old 03.09.2003, 06:41
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 218
accuracy of privacy guard score

My privacygurad number is 14 points higher than my actual FICO.
__________________
SEMPER FI!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 03.09.2003, 08:59
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 4,247
accuracy of privacy guard score

I'd guess that might be a pretty fair estimate. Probably as a general rule subtract 15 points from privacyguard score and you would likely have a pretty fair idea what your real score might be.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 03.10.2003, 04:58
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 237
accuracy of privacy guard score

o.k. you guys say subtract 15 well that would dip me into the 500's and then my equifax, score pulled from online is 620's, the PG score is 20+ less. I don't understand? Conufused....
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 03.10.2003, 05:19
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 4,247
accuracy of privacy guard score

Quote:
I don't understand? Conufused....
I resemble that remark! (LOL)

I think most of us are at least somewhat confused at some of the results of credit scores. Often they don't seem to make a lot of sense. Sometimes things we think should have made a positive difference end up making a negative impact.

I would'nt worry about it all that much. The scores are all imperfect models and can only be used in a relative sense. They are not capable of giving a true picture of what a person's true credit worthiness is anyway.

For instance, most car dealers are well aware that people often have horrible credit scores yet show a pattern of buying cars and never missing a payment and have lived at the same address in a poor neighborhood forever, always in the same house which they rent.

You show a smart car dealer a good payment history of paying for your cars and he won't care what the rest of your credit history is. If you have a fairly decent down payment to go along with it and a steady income you are going to drive out in a nice car even if you probably will have to pay higher interest rates on a sub-prime loan.

Show him a 650 credit score with just one repo on it no matter how old and you may not get a car or if you do you will still be likely to get a sub-prime interest rate.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 03.10.2003, 08:36
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 218
accuracy of privacy guard score

The PG score is useless...only an indicator. If you pulled your EQ FICO than that is the score that matters...Period!
__________________
SEMPER FI!
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 03.10.2003, 11:17
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 19
accuracy of privacy guard score

My PG is 667 and FICO is 687 when I pulled on the same day.

-Greg
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 03.10.2003, 11:30
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 4,247
accuracy of privacy guard score

So somebody else said PG was 15 points higher and now you say it is 20 points lower.

Well, that proves one thing. Its somewhere in the ballpark.
Reply With Quote

Google Ads

Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are Off
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Weekly Tips
& Tools

Understand Your Credit Card's Grace Period


The average credit card provides a 20 to 30 day grace period. What that means is your credit issuer will not charge interest on your new purchases...

Read More

Credit Card
Search Tool


Use our FULL search tool or do a quick search below to find your ideal card.


Try our Advanced Search!

Featured
Articles

2009 - The Year to Get Rid of Debt


Consumers have truly witnessed an ironic turn of events in the credit card world. For decades credit issuers have ferociously competed to be the first card in...

Read More
 

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 05:05.

 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0 RC5
©2008 CREDITNET.COM, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED