You have EXCELLENT credit if you...

  • Pay all of your bills on time, all of the time
  • Have not made a late payment on your mortgage in the past two years (if applicable)
  • Have had no late payments on your credit cards, auto or consumer loans in the past year
  • Have had one or no late payments reported to a credit bureau in the past seven years
  • Do not have a large dollar amount of unsecured credit lines open
  • Have not been reported to a collection agency in the past ten years
  • Have had no bankruptcies, liens or judgments within the past seven years

You have GOOD credit if you...

  • Usually pay all of your bills on time
  • Have had no late payments on your mortgage in the past year (if applicable)
  • Have had fewer than three late payments reported to a credit bureau in the past seven years
  • Have not been reported to a collection agency in the past ten years
  • Have had no bankruptcies, liens or judgments within the past seven years

You have AVERAGE credit if you...

  • Have had one or two credit problems
  • Have had no more than one late payment on your mortgage in the past year (if applicable)
  • Have had less than three late payments on credit cards, auto or personal loans in the past year
  • Have a history of late payments that are consistently sixty days or more over due
  • Have had no bankruptcies, liens or judgments within the past three years

You have POOR credit if you...

  • Are over 18 years of age with no credit history OR you have a history of late payments
  • Have had a few late payments on your mortgage in the past year (if applicable)
  • Have had more than three late payments on credit cards, auto or personal loans in the past year
  • You have had a bankruptcy, foreclosure or lien within past three years