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Holly
Lv 4
Holly asked in Business & FinanceCredit · 2 years ago

Which website for credit score is the most accurate?

I’m on clear score and Experian

My clear score one is saying my score is 440 out of 750

But my Experian one is 950 out of 999.

So which one is more accurate cause I’m confused.

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  • 2 years ago

    Credit scores for Experian are 300 (very poor) to 800 (perfect) so if yours is saying 950 out of 999 that is an error unless you are not in the US and they use something different where you are.

  • 2 years ago

    Really neither. Real scores are out of 850.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    There is nothing about any credit score that is "accurate". A credit score is just a rating. It's just a rough indication. Like 600 is higher than 500.

  • 2 years ago

    Use Transunion.

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  • 2 years ago

    They are all accurate. Your score is based on a few things that vary between bureaus - the information in the record at that bureau and the algorithm they use. Since not all creditors report to all bureaus, you may have a trade line in one bureau that is not in the other. Second, the formulas used vary between bureaus,

    As for Credit Karma, they are probably the least accurate since their scores are more of a guess based on whatever they have.

    I am not sure what the laws are in the UK, but if possible, pull your credit reports and compare them. My initial guess is that you may have an error in one of the reports (either a missing bad trade line at Experian or a mis-reported bad line (such as a collections account) being reported on Clear. Cross reference both scores with Credit Karma just to get a handle on where you might be. And while you are at it, check each line of both credit reports for errors and get them fixed through the dispute resolution process, even if it was only a former address.

  • nt
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Which site does not mean as much as the same site.

    Credit Karma is my fav. The scores that go to 999 just confuse you.

    I've never heard of clear score. May have to look that up. Oh, I am on the other side of the pond, no wonder.

    The wide differences in your scores suggests something is really wrong with one of the scores.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Since Experian goes up to 840, I'd say the Experian one is very, very wrong.

    Just use Credit Karma. It's not perfect by any means, but their score is at least usually very approximate.

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