That's what pisses me off. My total debt is tiny, but I applied for a credit card last night and it was rejected.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 10:55, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Credit scoring is odd
My mate runs a property company has £2 million worth of debts but property now worth £5 million. His credit rating is 999 as the companies just want to know if you can pay and he can
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 10:57, Reply)

Most banks have a service that helps build credit ratings.
Have you tried that?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 10:58, Reply)

Really?
How does that work?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 10:59, Reply)

You save this amount a month.
Then when you've saved it they loan you the ammount you've saved and you pay it back every month from the savings and shit.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:02, Reply)

Interesting

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:02, Reply)

different for every bank though.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:04, Reply)

My problem is I've just changed mortgage and bank account
...and massively increased my borrowings.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:04, Reply)

To be honest I thought my credit rating was ok until I just tried.
Might just be due to me just moving but I'll have to look at my files.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:05, Reply)

If you're not on the electoral roll for the address you used to make the application then you'll automatically be declined.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:09, Reply)

FFS
I forgot about that.
What
a
retard.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:11, Reply)

*pause*
Ohhhhhhhhhhh
( Kroney, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 11:13, Reply)