Credit Report Tutorial
Accurate Credit Bureau provides tenant credit reports, eviction reports, and background checks nationwide for landlords, property managers, and real estate agents; and employee credit reports, DMV records, criminal background checks, and employment reference verification for businesses across the country. Credit Reports can be accessed Monday through Friday 8 AM to 6 PM CST and Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM CST. No Set up Fees or Membership required.
HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND A TRANS UNION CREDIT REPORT
| 1. The Heading is at the very top right of the report. It contains the Credit Bureau's information. The Credit Agency, their address, their phone number, and the date the report was inquired upon. |
TRANS UNION Credit Profile Report TRANS UNION 2 BALDWIN PLACE, P. O. BOX 1000 CHESTER, PA. 19022 800-888-4213 Date Reported: 7/30/2003 |
PERSONAL INFORMATION
| 2. The next section of the report is the applicant's personal information. This includes the Consumer's name, social security number, up to three different addresses, date of birth (if available), and telephone number (if available). |
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Date of Birth: ??/??/???? Phone: 555-6439 |
Check the addresses against those submitted in the rental application. Do they match? The addresses are located below the applicants name with the most current address directly below the applicants name and chronologically listed from there. The employment and birth date information are located to the right of the applicant's addresses and above the summary score. Former addresses and employment information is inputted when a consumer applies for credit. Therefore it can or cannot be a definitive verification of the last three residences or jobs. |
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
| 3. This section of the report is the applicant's employment information. This includes the company name, date hired (if available), income (if available), occupation (if available), and separation date (if available). |
| Company Name: ACCURATE CREDIT BUREAU Date Hired: 11/1/1999 Income: $???,??? |
Occupation: CREDIT BUREAU Separation Date: |
Check the employment history against those submitted in the rental application. Do they match? The employment history may not necessary have the most current information. Former addresses and employment information is inputted when a consumer applies for credit. Therefore it can or cannot be a definitive verification of the last three residences or jobs. |
| 4. Here is the overall summary of the applicant's credit history. This will tell you the total number of accounts the applicant has, accounts that are still currently active or negative or too new to be rated, accounts that are past due or paid off, person(s) that have inquired upon the applicant's credit history, accounts that are in collections or public records, total amount still owed, and a breakdown of the amount. |
| Total # of Trades: 14 Current Trades: 8 Unrated Trades: 1 Curr Neg Trades: 5 Hist Neg Trades: 3 No. of Accts Paid: 5 Curr Past Due: 4 Amount Past Due: $5,442 |
30 Days: 0 60 Days: 0 90+ Days: 1 Inquiries: 3 Inq. last 6 mnths: 1 Public Records: 0 Collections: 2 Oldest Trade: 3/1/1994 |
Accounts Balance: $102,748 Mnthly Payment: $1,348 Credit Limit: $0 High Credit: $107,247 Total Real Est. Bal.: $77,576 Total Rev. Bal.: Tot. Installment Bal.: $16,246 Available %: 0 |
| Total number of accounts | Accounts that are 30 days past due | Total amount that is still owed |
| Accounts that are still currently active | Accounts that are 60 days past due | Total minimum amount due every month |
| Accounts that are too new to be rated | Accounts that are 90+ days past due | Most amount that can be borrowed |
| Currently active accounts that have been past due | Total number of person(s) that have inquired upon this credit history | Most amount that has been owed |
| Past accounts that have been past due | Total number of person(s) that have inquired within the past 6 months | Total amount of mortgage loans |
| Accounts that have been paid off | Total number of accounts that are in public records | Total amount of revolving balances (credit cards) |
| Currently active accounts that are past due | Total number of accounts that are in collections | Total amount of installment balances (loans) |
| Total amount of the past due accounts | Oldest account | Available percentage of the credit limit |
SCORECARDS
| 5. The score summary, Trans Union/Empirica, is above the applicants credit and trade information and is the overall rating of the applicant's credit. Up to four factors are disclosed and are displayed in order based on their relative impact on the final score. Generally scores exceeding 625 are considered by banks as worthy of loans. The lowest scores are in the low 400's and the highest scores close to 850 (Very few). Scores between 600 and 700 are very common and considered very good. Most tenant applicants will fall between 550 and 650 credit scores. Scores below 575 are considered a risk, and usually warrant further documentation or higher security deposits if the landlord proceeds. (Note: No Hit means that the consumer has no credit history whatsoever and nobody has even inquired upon their credit history) |
| Scorecard: EMPIRICA Score: 676 Reasons: Serious delinquency, and public record or collection filed
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| 6. Identifies consumer accounts that have been transferred to a professional debt-collecting firm. Collection information includes the name of the collection agency providing the information, collector's kind-of-business designators, and the consumer's account number with the collection agency. Also included is the date the amount was charged off by the original creditor, date the information was verified, the original dollar amount of collection, the balance owed as of date verified or closed, name of the original creditor, and an explanation of current account status as reported by the collection agency. |
| CROWN EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Collection services (9B)Collection account Placed for collection |
9/1/2001 7/1/2003 |
01Z5P001/MEDCLR INC 9037139 - |
$123 $123 - |
| COMCAST Collection services (9B)Collection account Placed for collection |
5/1/2003 6/1/2003 |
04326001/CRD PRT ASSO 889327752 - |
$96 $96 - |
| AT T BROADBAND Collection services (9P)Payment after charge off/collection Paid collection |
7/1/2002 1/1/2003 |
04326001/CRD PRT ASSO 728157819 1/1/2003 |
$53 $0 F |
| Name of the creditor Type of service Status of the account Notes on the account |
Date the account was reported Last verified date on the account |
Member number associated with the account Account number for the account Date the account was closed |
Original amount that is owed Current balance as of the verified date Verifies that the account has been closed |
| 7. If there are any civil actions with dollar amounts awarded, they will appear below the score summary in a field named Public Records. Public Records information consists of bankruptcies, liens, and civil actions against a consumer. This information will include; the reporting account's name and number, original filing date with court, status date if status is satisfied, released, vacated, discharged or dismissed, amount and type of public record, certificate or docket number, and code describing the consumer's association to the public record item per the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Also provided is the plaintiff name; liability and asset amounts for bankruptcies only, voluntary indicator for bankruptcies only. |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharged Federal District 9905381 Miscellaneous and public record |
7/1/1999 11/1/1999 Individual account |
05079095 - - |
- $0 $0 |
| Civil judgement 99M1703591 Miscellaneous and public record |
2/1/1999 - Individual account |
05027325 DOE JOHN X - |
$1,975 - - |
| Paid civil judgement Municipal Court 2C02730 Miscellaneous and public record |
10/1/2002 3/1/2003 Individual account |
0508720V JANE DOE - |
$3,300 - - |
| Type of the record Type of court Docket number associated with record Type of disposition |
Date the record was reported Date the record was paid Type of account |
Member number associated with record Name of the plaintiff Name of the attorney |
Total amount that is owed Amount of assets Amount for liability |
| 8. Under the trade lines portion of the credit report, creditors report the amount of loans and credit cards with payment histories. The name of the creditor is in the left column, the credit amount information in the center column, and the payment history is in the right column. |
HHLD BANK/07991188 0293592399 Revolving account (09)Charged off as bad debt Purchased by another lender |
12/1/1999 5/1/2001 Banks and S&Ls |
$400 $1,148 - |
$0 $0 - |
- - 4/1/2000 Account was closed because of charge-off or repossession |
- - Joint account |
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PEOPLES ENGY/026JX001 7500028283747 Open account (9B)Collection account Canceled by credit grantor |
3/1/2002 4/1/2003 Utilities and fuel |
- $382 - |
$382 $377 - |
- - 10/1/2002 Account was closed because of charge-off or repossession |
- - Individual account |
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CAPITAL 1 BK/01DTV001 517805218329 Revolving account (05)120 days past due |
4/1/2002 1/1/2003 Banks and S&Ls |
- $697 - |
$739 $114 - |
$22 9 - - |
554321111 MIN Authorized account |
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3 |
| Name of the company |
Date the account was opened |
Most amount the consumer can owe |
Currently still owes |
Minimum monthly payment |
Number of times 30 days late |
Number of times 60 days late |
Number of times 90+ days late |
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| Account number with the company |
Date the account was last reported |
Most amount the consumer has owed |
Amount that is past due |
Number of months repaid |
Payment pattern (Left being the most current) |
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| Type of account |
Kind of business of the company |
Amount that was charged off |
Original amount owed |
Date the account was closed |
Payment terms made with the company |
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| Status of the account |
Reason the account was closed |
Users on the account |
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| Notes about the account |
PAYMENT HISTORY
| 9. On the far right hand side of the report is the consumer payment history for the past 24 months. These codes reflect the monthly status of an account and are displayed for balance reporting loans. Collections and charge-offs are not graded. These codes stand for: |
| Current account/zero balance-reported on update tape | |
| Current | |
| 2 | 30 days past the due date |
| 3 | 60 days past the due date |
| 4 | 90 days past the due date |
| 5 | 120 days past the due date |
| 6 | 150 days past the due date |
| 7 | 180 days past the due date |
| 9 | Collection |
| B | Account condition change, payment code not applicable |
| X | No history reported for that month |
INQUIRIES
10. This portion of the report is named inquiries. This is a list of companies that have inquired about the applicant's credit, usually for the purpose of extending new or additional credit. Numerous inquiries lower the applicant's summary score by about two points per inquiry. |
| 7/17/2003 NCO GRP 03899329 6/17/2003 FNB OF MARIN 02200488 4/23/2002 1ST PREMIER 00020123 3/13/2002 SURPAS CORP 00000001 1/10/2002 1ST PREMIER 00020123 |
| Date the report was obtained | Name of the company that inquired upon the report | Company's subscriber number |
11. The last portion of the report is called warning messages. This is a list of messages that have to do about the applicant's credit, social security number, name, and/or address. |
| (OFAC)1-Requested product delivered / H01 (OFAC)4-Default product delivered / Credit data not suppressed Current Address ALERT (house number mismatch): Mismatch - input does not match file Surname ALERT: Mismatch - input does not match file |
| The first three messages means you have received all the products that was provided. Address mismatch means the address provided by your applicant is not on file with the credit bureaus. Surname mismatch means the last name of the applicant is not on file with the credit bureaus. |
12. Remember, if you have any questions or need assistance, please call us 626 798-6670. Our customer service is available 6AM to 6PM Monday through Friday and 9AM to 2PM Saturdays PST. |
13. The Three Credit Reporting Agencies are; EQUIFAX, CONSUMER ASSISTANCE, P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241 Telephone (800)685-1111; EXPERIAN, CONSUMER ASSISTANCE, P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013-0036 Telephone (888)397-3742; and TRANS UNION CORP, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, 2 Baldwin Pl., P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022 Telephone (800) 888-4213. |
Good Luck with your applicants.
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