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Nationwide credit checks - don't know what to do!

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  • smz_2
    smz_2 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    l am sure this question has been asked before but l can't seem to find it anywhere, does Nationwide credit check when the full mortgage has been submitted? l know they credit checked when we applied for the DIP not sure if they will recheck anyone who knows?
    THANKS
  • 871 is just a score, mine was 930 and it dropped to 860 suddenly just before i applied for mortgage because i switched TV packages to Virgin Media from BT so had new credit. A lender is going to look at that and see what it is.. it's a TV package, nothing suspicious. You need to care more about what's on it than the score. Make sure you're on the electoral role etc, if the score is low because of a recent day to day new credit such as TV and Phone packages they wont care. MA told me not to worry about this, only worry about defaults or anything major.
  • libf
    libf Posts: 1,008 Forumite
    smz wrote: »
    l am sure this question has been asked before but l can't seem to find it anywhere, does Nationwide credit check when the full mortgage has been submitted? l know they credit checked when we applied for the DIP not sure if they will recheck anyone who knows?
    THANKS

    They can re-check at any time, so assume that they will.
  • Jess716
    Jess716 Posts: 92 Forumite
    Weve just got our mortgage offer from nationwide and have been checked 3 times.

    My husband has a default and several late payments going back to about 4 years ago.
    They declined us on affordability and when appealed they accepted us as they'd made a mistake. Grrr
  • Don't worry about it!

    My score dropped from 993 to 875 within the space of a month because I closed two old credit cards and bought a new car on finance.

    I have no missed payments, no defaults, no arrears, no ccj's etc yet I only have a fair score. as far as I am concerned my actual credit worthiness is as good as it could be. I take no notice of the score, as said above, just be more concerned about having a good history of on-time payments and staying within agreed limits.

    The scores are worthless and are the only way experian can justify ripping you off for £14.99/month!
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