Credit Karma VS myFICO

If your sister carries a balance month to month on her cards, she’s not using her cards responsibly and you definitely do not need her scores dragging yours down, family loyalty and all. Join Experian.com and creditkarma.com for free, to keep track of your credit reports and FICO 8 score (Experian). Source: 11 months ago

It could be your moms, I know one of my moms credit cards from 1987 (when I was 2) shows up on mine. But I highly doubt 8 accounts are there. creditkarma.com is another place you can quickly check. Source: about 1 year ago

You're correct that the 795 score is based on Vantage 3.0. I got it from creditkarma.com and it says as much under the scores. Source: about 1 year ago

The big 3 credit agencies are scum. Do not pay them. You DO NOT need to pay them. It's free to freeze your credit (https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/how-to-freeze-credit). It's free to check your credit (www.AnnualCreditReport.com). It's free to monitor your credit (creditkarma.com). Don't give them your money. Source: about 1 year ago

He can also get an approximation of his score via creditkarma.com. It won't be the same one that the landlord will use but it'll give you an idea of the ballpark he's in. Source: about 1 year ago

You appear naiive in every sense of the word. Stop getting your info from your "trusted adult" or reddit for that matter. Get your credit report and scores from the only trusted sources: MyFico or Annual Credit Report. Read the government housing websites, or even go over to the forum community on MyFico, which I personally like. If you follow through, you won't need to ask questions like this. Source: 5 months ago

Yeah, we all have 40+ different credit scores. Your CK scores are "legit" in terms that they're accurate VS3 (VantageScore 3.0) it's just that VS3 is rarely used in lending decisions which makes them nearly irrelevant. Fico scores are used the the majority of lending decisions, with Fico 8 being the most commonly used model today. The Fico 9 you are getting is lesser used than Fico 8 since few lenders adopted... Source: 10 months ago

When a company does an inquiry without your requesting it, like for a "pre-qualified" offer for a credit card, that's a soft inquiry and it doesn't show as a hard inquiry on your credit report. You can also check your OWN credit like on myfico.com, and that's a soft inquiry. Background checks are also in this category. Source: 10 months ago

You should go to myfico.com for credit help. This subreddit is know for some awful advice lol. Source: 10 months ago

Go sign up for an account on myfico.com or experian.com to see what your actual FICO scores are. You should also pull your credit report from annualcreditreport.com. Source: 10 months ago