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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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4th Dec 09 at 17:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

If you apply for a credit card and get turned down does this affect your credit rating?

I've never had any problems getting credit before and never got myself in trouble with money but got turned down for a credit card. I already have one so its not the end of the world. They must of realised they wont make much, if any money out of me.

Just wondered if it'll look bad that I was turned down.
Colin
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4th Dec 09 at 17:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

If you keep applying then it will look bad yes.

Ive been turned down for a card before, I guessed the same - they didnt want my business because im not going to make them any money
John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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4th Dec 09 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Won't look bad unless you continue doing it.

Some cards are stupidly difficult to get accepted for.
A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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4th Dec 09 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Won't look bad if you only do it once as it only shows as a search on your credit file, not whether you passed or were declined.
mwg
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4th Dec 09 at 19:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I only applied once. Not going to apply again, didn't actually need it anyway.

Thanks.
Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
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5th Dec 09 at 12:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Sign up to Experian Credit Expert, they have a service on there that can match up suitable cards/loans etc. to you based on the lender's criteria and what's on your credit file.
Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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7th Dec 09 at 09:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I paid for mine score was 999
Sam
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7th Dec 09 at 16:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Forget about paying for credit scores, you can get one for free at http://www.checkmyfile.com/score.asp .

The credit matching service I posted previously is free if you pay for the £6.99/month credit file thing (you can get a 30 day free trial, so do that then cancel before the 30 days if you don't want to pay).

[Edited on 07-12-2009 by Sam]
AlunJ
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7th Dec 09 at 16:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I just paid a fee to experian - something silly like £2.50 and they sent me out a copy of the report by post. Not signed up for anything/free 30 days or any of that shite.
dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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8th Dec 09 at 07:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cheers for that link Sam - 665, but obviously thats just an average figure for the answers I gave as there is nothing personal about it except the postcode
Dione J
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Registered: 22nd Sep 04
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8th Dec 09 at 21:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

824 for me, not bad
Sam
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9th Dec 09 at 11:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
I just paid a fee to experian - something silly like £2.50 and they sent me out a copy of the report by post. Not signed up for anything/free 30 days or any of that shite.


Yeah there is that as well. I prefer the subscription service though as it alerts me to any changes in my credit file whereas with the traditional method you use there is no way of knowing immediately.
Sam
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9th Dec 09 at 11:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Cheers for that link Sam - 665, but obviously thats just an average figure for the answers I gave as there is nothing personal about it except the postcode


No worries. Thing is even if you use the £5.95 credit score offering from Experian it's still going to be the same sort of generic rating anyway, because each lender has their own scoring criteria, however the checkmyfile.com service is free and gives you a pretty good indication - and you can use that £5.95 for buying a pint or two for example.
Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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10th Dec 09 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

565 not suprised it's so bad!

 
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