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Loan Providers and credit checks

Just wondered how far back loan providers checked on your credit files is it the full 6 years?

I know Back Horse only go back 3 years as I spoke to them yesterday, does anyone know abou Zopa?

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  • 6 years...
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    I know Back Horse only go back 3 years as I spoke to them yesterday
    While they may only ask for three years of address history, the CRAs will be able to link this back to six years of credit history, so I'd hazard a guess that there was some confusion in question and answer.

    If they are taking information from CRAs it will go back six years.

    If you want to borrow from Black Horse, move fast. They're closing to new business from 1st March 2011.
  • KingElvis
    KingElvis Posts: 4,100 Forumite
    They are still financing cars though, you see them on a suprising amount of back street "banger" lots.
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  • KingElvis wrote: »
    They are still financing cars though, you see them on a suprising amount of back street "banger" lots.

    and every mainstream dealer to be fair...
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