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Everything you need to know about your credit score
Everything you need to know about your credit score
We separates fact from fiction.
Its something most of us have, but dont know much about. Were talking about credit scores. Credit scores play an important role if youre looking to make a large purchase, like buying a house or car. Financial expert Robyn Thompson breaks things down and separates fact from fiction.
What is a credit score?
Your credit score can range from as low as 300 to as high as 900. While theres no magic number, the following ranges are generally used by lenders.
760-900: Amazing!
725-759: Good job!
660-724 Average.
561-659: Some debt.
300-560: Poor credit.
Keeping your credit score in check
Check your credit score annually
A check can reveal signs of identity theft or errors that appear on your report. Do this annually for both credit bureaus. Ensure that attempts have not been made to open credit cards, other loans, or mortgages in your name. And request any errors be corrected.
Monitor your payment history
Your payment history is the most important factor for your credit score. To improve your payment history:
*Always make your payments on time
*At the very least, make the minimum payment
*Contact the lender right immediately if you cant pay a bill
*Never skip a payment even if its in dispute
Use credit wisely
Dont go over your credit limit and use less than 35 per cent of your available credit. Lenders view the use of maximum credit as a greater risk factor, even if you pay your balance in full by the due date.
Limit your credit applications and credit checks
A credit check is recorded as an inquiry by the credit bureau. If there are too many credit checks on your report, lenders may think you need credit urgently or that youre living beyond your means by juggling credit.
Myths
Some of the most common credit myths are:
**Your score drops if you check your own credit. Viewing your own report and score is counted as a soft inquiry and doesnt change the score one way or another. On the other hand, hard inquiries by a lender or creditor can slightly lower your credit score.
**Closing old accounts raises your score. Wrong. This might actually have the opposite effect because your credit history appears shorter. If you need to close accounts, shut down the new ones first.
**Paying off a negative record takes it off your credit report. Negative records collection accounts, late payments, etc. will remain on your credit reports for up to seven years from the date of first delinquency. It will still have some effect until it is purged from your report by the credit reporting company.
**Co-signing a loan takes the heat off you. No, it doesnt. You are held legally responsible for joint or co-signed accounts. And activity on the joint accounts shows up on the credit reports of both account holders. You can end dual liability on joint accounts by having one party refinance the loan or persuade the creditor to formally take you off the account. Better yet, avoid joint or co-signed credit.
**Paying off a debt boosts your credit score by 50 points. A myth. Because of the
complexity of credit-score calculations, its almost impossible the effect one factor might have on points. For the best credit score pay your bills on time, lower your debts, and ensure inaccuracies are corrected. A proven record of sound financial management will have the most significant impact on your score.
Mortgage Deferral Agreements and Their Impact
CMHCs Fall 2020 Residential Mortgage Industry Dashboard discusses mortgage deferral agreements and their impact.
At the end of the second quarter, credit unions, mortgage finance companies (MFCs) and mortgage investment entities (MIEs) have allowed mortgage deferral agreements for about 6%, 7% and 7% of their respective residential mortgage portfolios.
Chartered banks have allowed 16% of mortgages to go into deferral since the beginning of the pandemic. Of these, close to 2 out of 3 borrowers had resumed payments on their mortgages at the end of the third quarter of 2020. In the coming months, we could see higher delinquency rates if some borrowers are unable to resume their payments; these mortgages will have to be booked as arrears.
These deferral agreements have affected financial institutions cash flows, with reductions of:
4% in scheduled mortgage payments
3% in non-scheduled payments (accelerated monthly payments and lump-sum payments)
While remaining at low levels, mortgages in arrears (90 or more days delinquent) have increased slightly between the first and second quarters of 2020 from:
0.24% to 0.26%, on average, for chartered banks
0.23% to 0.25%, on average, for non-bank mortgage lenders
We also observe an increase in early-stage delinquencies (31 to 59 days and 60 to 89 days), which suggests that arrears could continue on an upward trend.
Source: CMHC
Bank of Canada will maintain current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, continues its quantitative easing program
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of percent, with the Bank Rate at percent and the deposit rate at percent. The Bank is maintaining its extraordinary forward guidance, reinforced and supplemented by its quantitative easing (QE) program, which continues at its current pace of at least $4 billion per week.
The rebound in the global and Canadian economies has unfolded largely as the Bank had anticipated in its October Monetary Policy Report (MPR). More recently, news on the development of effective vaccines is providing reassurance that the pandemic will end and more normal activities will resume, although the pace and breadth of the global rollout of vaccinations remain uncertain. Near term, new waves of infections are expected to set back recoveries in many parts of the world. Accommodative policy and financial conditions are continuing to provide support across most regions. Stronger demand is pushing up prices for most commodities, including oil. A broad-based decline in the US exchange rate has contributed to a further appreciation of the Canadian dollar.