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Debts still showing as open accounts after 12 month DRO
There are 2 debts showing on my credit report which are classed as open accounts. They were both included in a DRO 2 years ago. Should they still be showing as "open"? Thanks
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Credit score vs reality of borrowing
Looking for some advice on where to go. My current credit rating according to Experian is 999 and checkmyfile is 900. It has been this way for the past 6months, prior to that it has always been excellent/ outstanding. I have never defaulted on any payment (Mortgage, mobile phone, credit card, utilities). I did divorce and…
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Credit score
A friend of mine had money taken out of his bank account by direct debit which pushed him over his overdraft limit . And then three more direct debits were not paid due to lack of funds. we phoned the people responsible for the direct debit which took the money out, and found out that they had made a error and no charge…
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equifax
Apologies if this is too basic, but I've never had to check my credit rating before but recently refused a credit card application and the bank cannot tell me why but say to check equifax to make sure all is clear. I can think of nothing odd, zero debt, plenty of money, no strange transactions, been at current address 6…
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Credit score goes from 999 to 0 by changing something?
Hi all, I recently changed the criteria on which my credit score is based - I had 1 dependent, though changed this to 0 as son has left home and is now working. My score was then reset to zero! Does it recalculate at some point or have i done something horribly wrong? Thanks
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cancelled now
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Section 75 Time limit of 1 year ?
Tried to get a Section 75 Claim through Halifax but was told it was only a 1 year thing. I did argue that regardless the product was failing since just after 1 year and the company fobbed me off then and again last week. It was a sofa with faux leather ( I did not realise at the time ) but started to de laminate badly. It…
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My credit score has bombed because I made a genuine mistatke
Hello to All, I recently checked my credit score which had been at 976. To my horror it had dropped to 492! I realized I had mad a big mistake. In February I made a balance transfer to MBNA as they offered 0% interest until March 2024. What I hadn't done was set the account to minimum payment so they had tried taking the…
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Natwest 'blacklist' auto-decline
In or around 2004 I defaulted on a credit card with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). In 2012 I opened a bank account with Natwest. At the same time I applied and was given a credit card and granted a 1K overdraft. For a few years I was using the credit card and was, towards the end of month into my overdraft before it was…
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EoN marked credit file as reduced DD several months ago
Hi everyone, I followed Martins advice earlier in the winter to review my energy DD. Prior to me contacting eon to lower my DD we had renovated our house so had consumed more energy, and were in arrears but for several months now we have been in credit. At no point when I changed my DD was I warned by EoN this would impact…
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Are soft/eligibility checks linked if made close together?
I have a default (my only one) dropping off my credit file on or around 7th July (I know it can take up to another 28 days but it usually doesn't) . I have done a few eligibility tests with credit card companies over the last week or so (a mix of likely accept and decline). I am wondering if, by next week my default is…
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Starting a debt management plan
Hi there, Due to getting married, and cost of living, I have got myself a lot of unsecured debt. I have approached stepchange and on the verge of signing a debt management plan. However, do we get default payments on our credit score if the creditors close the accounts during the debt management plan? and if so, how will…
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Closing credit cards before house completion?
We have a couple of credit cards that while we clear balances every month, they are not giving us much benefit in terms of points or cashback so we were thinking of closing them for a new credit card. We have already exchanged for a new house and expect to complete by end of this month, so a 0% credit card might be useful…
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Mortgage application
Hello Myself and my partner will be making a mortgage application for a house within the next 12-24 months. My partner already has a mortgage (for our flat) but I do not. Our budget is about 350k, approximately 115k will be from our deposit. My problem is my credit score isn’t great because I haven’t really used any…
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Removing CIFAS Marker
Hi Guys, I had applied for a M Plus Account to Virgin Money online, was rejected a few days after and didn't think much of it. However, some days after I noticed an update on my credit file, and seems Virgin Money had issued a Victim of Impersonation CIFAS marker against me. The only two things I think could've caused…
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ClearScore missing miss payment
So not without sounding like Groundhog Day 4 months i think until satisfied ccj falls off file only thing I have was a 1 missed payment in 2019 from next but logged in today and it’s gone when I go into the next credit history just shows all payments on time like any reason why that could of changed
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Unable to get credit
My 19 year old son, who has a bank acct with a wage going in weekly, is on the electoral list, has dd's going out, is unable to get any credit & Experian is unable to locate him. What can we do?
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DMP only option?
Hi there, I've been reading the posts and trying to mentally digest all the information. I have already done a budgeting plan with stepchange and it appears a dmp is my only option. I would be so grateful if you have any other advice for my situation as I'm feeling really desperate. Here's my current situation. I'm a…
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the experian app wouldn't let me have an account
the experian app wouldn't let me have an account, it says it couldn't confirm my identity :( what do i do? I wonder if it's my address, I've always lived at the same address, but only been responsible for the council tax in recent years, is that it?
