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Credit Bureau Info:

Experian: 800-493-1058 With A Report Number

Experian: 714-830-7000 (Without A Report Number) Call and Press 0. You will get connected to the switchboard operator. Tell them you just called in and entered your report number and the automated system disconnected you. Ask them if they can get a human on the line for disputes. That's the only way you'll be able to get through to a live person at Experian without a Report Number.

Equifax: 800-846-5279

TransUnion: 800-916-8800


Comparison between FAKO from Credit karma and FICO from Barclays and Citi.


Cards that give you free monthly FICO's


AMEX personal cards = EX 08 Switched to FAKO (VantageScore 3.0)
Chase Slate = EX (either 08 or Bankcard enhanced)
PSECU = EX 04

Citi branded cards = EQ 08 Bankcard enhanced
Citi AA = EQ bankcard enhanced
DCU= EQ 04
PenFed = EQ NextGen
Elements Financial (Credit Union, score available for without opening CC) = EQ 5

Barclays = TU 08
Discover it = TU 08
Walmart (store or MC) = TU 08
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Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #80 on: January 04, 2012, 07:52:16 PM »
OP may I further investigate citi identity monitor, what faco do they have is it  the ' plus' score, national equvilant score, or something else? reason I ask, my score typically drops 3 points on 1 inquiry, I have amex credit secure monitor, 'plus' score acct average 7 years, no bad stuff
You want to compare FAKO scores. You have to be kidding.
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Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #81 on: January 04, 2012, 07:52:40 PM »
i check  2-3 times a week, i did check my score the day before i did CL transfer from SW to freedom. i didn't see any drop or such noticeble  drop  after opening 6 cards in the last 12 months  and there was 3 months gap from opening the citi aadvantage card to SW  card.

As scwam suggested before, the new cc wont show up on your cr for at least 30 days. During that time you total available credit will be lower on you cr bec part of it went to the "pending" cc.
Maybe that's why it dropped?

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Re: Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #82 on: January 04, 2012, 07:55:45 PM »
honestly no, i  was also surprised to see such a change. i get new , updated credit score from citi  every month not every day.
as i mentioned in my post,  the latest update has my score  back to where it was and increased   couple of points
good info!! IOW credit inquiries decreases score for approx a month [at least on FACO] mods, got that ?
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Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #83 on: January 04, 2012, 07:56:08 PM »
You want to compare FAKO scores. You have to be kidding.

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They use different scoring models. Citi goes from 350-850, amex goes from 300-750.
Those aren't the exact numbers but you get the point .

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Re: Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #84 on: January 04, 2012, 07:57:30 PM »
You want to compare FAKO scores. You have to be kidding.
your right shouldent be, was just trying to help jimmy1 figure out his problem
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Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #85 on: January 04, 2012, 07:57:52 PM »
As scwam suggested before, the new cc wont show up on your cr for at least 30 days. During that time you total available credit will be lower on you cr bec part of it went to the "pending" cc.
Maybe that's why it dropped?
that maybe, i am not expert int his, i just saw such big drop all of a sudden  after doing the credit limit transfer . i honestly don't know for sure that is the exact cause. the call lady indian did it and  i saw the cl transfer  before i hung up the phone.

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Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #86 on: January 04, 2012, 07:58:54 PM »
I think citi uses the experian score. I've only been able to get monthly updates with the Citi Id program which would make it difficult to pinpoint if any of the accounts opened in the last 3 months caused this due to the lag time for reporting. My Citi ID has always been exactly the same or within 4 or 5 points of Experian's actual score directly from their websight. This is assuming that getting the score directly from Experian is also a FAKO.

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Re: Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #87 on: January 04, 2012, 08:00:17 PM »
your right shouldent be, was just trying to help jimmy1 figure out his problem
OP has no problem that I see.   ;)
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Re: Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #88 on: January 04, 2012, 08:04:44 PM »
As scwam suggested before, the new cc wont show up on your cr for at least 30 days. During that time you total available credit will be lower on you cr bec part of it went to the "pending" cc.
Maybe that's why it dropped?
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think wev got the answer, as said its probably the credit shifting made it, since your overall credit got lower, OP best way to check it, was your credit utilization lower when score went down, to when your score went up?
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Re: Re: Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #89 on: January 04, 2012, 08:05:59 PM »
OP has no problem that I see.   ;)
but you seem to be having a big 1
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Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #90 on: January 04, 2012, 08:06:17 PM »
honestly no, i  was also surprised to see such a change. Normally i get new , updated credit score from citi  every month not every day.
as i mentioned in my post,  the latest update has my score  back to where it was and increased   couple of points

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Re: Re: Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #91 on: January 04, 2012, 08:09:09 PM »
but you seem to be having a big 1
...and that would be?
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« Reply #92 on: January 04, 2012, 08:14:26 PM »
...and that would be?
nothing personal, its aimply that OP didn't post just to let us know that he's score has dropped, so we shell feel bad for him, he was obviously trying to understand the reason for the drop, thats y I asked what I asked,
still not getting it ? ur helpless
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« Reply #93 on: January 04, 2012, 08:17:59 PM »
nothing personal, its aimply that OP didn't post just to let us know that he's score has dropped,
Maybe you missed the first three words of the first post:

"just to share" 
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #94 on: January 04, 2012, 08:23:19 PM »
Maybe you missed the first three words of the first post:

"just to share"
saw it still, we ddf'rs take such  "just to share" very seriously what exactly was the reason, as we try figuring out reason for an array of stuff related to cc etc.
so if it wasent OP's problam its the problem of all of us
and your problem need's some solution desperately
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Re: Credit Score Drop?
« Reply #95 on: January 04, 2012, 08:26:35 PM »
That's what's great about DDF - even when you don't ask for help you get 3 pages of it!

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« Reply #96 on: January 04, 2012, 08:28:06 PM »
and your problem need's some solution desperately
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Do you enjoy making personal attacks? Have you read the forum rules?
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I've never seen someone invoke that rule before.

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