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New FREE!!! MSE Credit Checker Tool - Please help us test if you have 5 mins

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  • cartersg
    cartersg Posts: 46 Forumite
    i dont have credit or store cards so a n/a choice might be an idea but i do like the tool quick, simple and informative
  • It gave me a good score, but I have been turned down for the last 2 Credit cards i applied for (Virgin and Marbles):mad:
    - I have been a card tart for over 4 years.
    Also Nationwide wouldn't give me a basic account when I wanted to move my bank account to them last month.:eek:
    :mad:Life isn't all work, work work.:mad:
    :eek:There is the traveling two and from work:eek:
  • gazza975526570
    gazza975526570 Posts: 3,275 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    works fine - doesnt seem enough questions to get an ccurate assesment tho - ie not looking at what percentage of your available credit is used etc
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thanks for all the help so far guys - the techies are working on fixing the couple of glitches pointed out.

    On a point made by a few of you, this is very much seen by us as a 'guide', and absolutely not definitive. Hopefully once we have written the article to go with it this will be very clear :)

    Dan
    Former MSE team member
  • magictouch
    magictouch Posts: 51 Forumite
    Great tool,works fine and I have a good credit score:j
  • leboof
    leboof Posts: 320 Forumite
    No problemo.

    What do I win? !
    :think: Can anyone explain to me how to put a signature here? :think:
  • Easy, user friendly interface. Simple wording. Good.
  • Glitzkiss
    Glitzkiss Posts: 5,326 Forumite
    It's easy to use but there are a couple of questions that I think should have their answer options re-written

    Q3 How many credit accounts (e.g credit/store cards, mobile phone contracts, loans, mortgages or current accounts) have you applied for in the last 6 months?

    Final option should read '7 or more' not 'more than 7' as that doesn't give 7 as an option

    Q4 How many credit or store cards do you actually have – whether you use them or not?

    Again the final option does not allow for 3 to be an answer. Changing the wording to '3 or more' will.

    hope this helps
  • withywood
    withywood Posts: 346 Forumite
    EXCELLENT CREDIT SCORE for me
    :j if my house aint clean enough for you tough
  • aardvark65
    aardvark65 Posts: 275 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Similar to above, I had a choice of 0 credit cards, 1-2, or over 3. I have 3! Ticked the over 3 box
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