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My new experian credit score

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  • MyRubyRed
    MyRubyRed Posts: 941 Forumite
    Ive just been taken in by the Experian credit score offer and paid cos my curiosilty was getting the better of me. Wish I'd checked here first and saved myself the cash!!
  • nickmack
    nickmack Posts: 4,435 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Moggles wrote: »
    Lowering limits leaves no record on your credit file of the former more generous one. Nor will your credit files show they were reduced at your request (as opposed to the lender's decision).

    I agree that you can't tell whether the limit was lowered as the result of a request by the customer or enforced by the provider.

    However, you can see credit limit history from some lenders (MBNA is one) on your report, as well as markers for Minimum Payment, Promotional balance, Number of cash withdrawls and Amount of cash withdrawls.
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    Only my Vanquis card it report

    Jan - Limit £250 - Balance X
    Feb - Limit £250 - Balance X
    Mar - Limit £250 - Balance X

    and so on.

    I have check my OH for here B/C and it is

    Jan - £2750
    Feb- £2750
    Mar - £5100

    This is only on Equifax..
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!

    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    nickmack wrote: »
    I agree that you can't tell whether the limit was lowered as the result of a request by the customer or enforced by the provider.

    However, you can see credit limit history from some lenders (MBNA is one) on your report, as well as markers for Minimum Payment, Promotional balance, Number of cash withdrawls and Amount of cash withdrawls.

    Likewise, My report shows the above
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!

    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
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