How to read a Trans Union Credit Report
CUSTOMER RELATIONS,
2 Baldwin Pl., P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022
Telephone (800) 888-4213.
HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND A TRANS UNION CREDIT FROM THE TOP
1. The Heading is at the very top right of the report. It contains the Credit Bureau's information. The Credit Agency, their address, their phone number, and the date the report was inquired upon.
TRANS UNION Credit Profile Report
TRANS UNION
2 BALDWIN PLACE, P. O. BOX 1000
CHESTER, PA. 19022
800-888-4213
Date Reported: 7/30/2003
PERSONAL INFORMATION
2. The next section of the report is the applicant's personal information. This includes the Consumer's name, social security number, up to three different addresses, date of birth (if available), and telephone number (if available).
Name: John Q. Public
SSN: ???-??-????
On File Since: 10/1/1988
Address: 13311 W. Hillsborough Av
Tampa Fl 33615
Reported On: 12/11/2000
Address: 10209 West Hillsborough Ave
Tampa Fl 33615
Reported On: 03/11/2001
Address: 5821 Portsmouth Dr.
Tampa Fl 33615
Reported On: 05/11/1998
Date of Birth: ??/??/????
Phone: 555-0000
Check the addresses against those submitted in the application. Do they match?
The addresses are located below the applicants name with the most current address directly below the applicants name and chronologically listed from there.
The employment and birth date information are located to the right of the applicant's addresses and above the summary score.
Former addresses and employment information is inputted when a consumer applies for credit.
Therefore it can or cannot be a definitive verification of the last three residences or jobs.
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
3. This section of the report is the applicant's employment information. This includes the company name, date hired (if available), income (if available), occupation (if available), and separation date (if available).
Company Name: Tampa Gas Co.
Date Hired: 11/1/1999
Income: $???,???
Occupation: Truck Driver
Separation Date:
Check the employment history against those submitted in the application. Do they match?
The employment history may not necessary have the most current information.
Former addresses and employment information is inputted when a consumer applies for credit.
Therefore it can or cannot be a definitive verification of the last three residences or jobs.
REPORT SUMMARY
4. Here is the overall summary of the applicant's credit history.
This will tell you the total number of accounts the applicant has, accounts that are still currently active or negative or too new to be rated, accounts that are past due or paid off, person(s) that have inquired upon the applicant's credit history, accounts that are in collections or public records, total amount still owed, and a breakdown of the amount.
Total # of Trades: 14
Current Trades: 8
Unrated Trades: 1
Curr Neg Trades: 5
Hist Neg Trades: 3
No. of Accts Paid: 5
Curr Past Due: 4
Amount Past Due: $5,442
30 Days: 0
60 Days: 0
90+ Days: 1
Inquiries: 3
Inq. last 6 mnths: 1
Public Records: 0
Collections: 2
Oldest Trade: 3/1/1994
Accounts Balance: $102,748
Mnthly Payment: $1,348
Credit Limit: $0
High Credit: $107,247
Total Real Est. Bal.: $77,576
Total Rev. Bal.:
Tot. Installment Bal.: $16,246
Available %: 0
Total number of accounts Accounts that are 30 days past due
Total amount that is still owed
Accounts that are still currently active
Accounts that are 60 days past due
Total minimum amount due every month
Accounts that are too new to be rated
Accounts that are 90+ days past due
Most amount that can be borrowed
Currently active accounts that have been past due
Total number of person(s) that have inquired upon this credit history
Most amount that has been owed
Past accounts that have been past due
Total number of person(s) that have inquired within the past 6 months Total amount of mortgage loans
Accounts that have been paid off
Total number of accounts that are in public records
Total amount of credit cards balances
Currently active accounts that are past due
Total number of accounts that are in collections
Total amount of loans balances
Total amount of the past due accounts
Oldest account
Available percentage of the credit limit
SCORECARDS
5. The score summary, Trans Union/Empirica, is above the applicants credit and trade information and is the overall rating of the applicant's credit.
Up to four factors are disclosed and are displayed in order based on their relative impact on the final score.
Generally scores exceeding 625 are considered by banks as worthy of loans.
The lowest scores are in the low 400's and the highest scores close to 850 (Very few).
Scores between 600 and 700 are very common and considered very good. Most applicants will fall between 550 and 650 credit scores.
Scores below 575 are considered a risk, and usually warrant further documentation or higher security.
(Note: No Hit means that the consumer has no credit history whatsoever and nobody has even inquired upon their credit history)
Scorecard: EMPIRICA
Score: 676
Reasons: Serious delinquency, and public record or collection filed
Level of delinquency on accounts
Time since delinquency is too recent or unknown
Proportion of balances to credit limits is too high on bank revolving or other revolving accounts
COLLECTIONS
6. Identifies consumer accounts that have been transferred to a professional debt-collecting firm.
Collection information includes the name of the collection agency providing the information, collector's kind-of-business designators, and the consumer's account number with the collection agency.
Also included is the date the amount was charged off by the original creditor, date the information was verified, the original dollar amount of collection, the balance owed as of date verified or closed, name of the original creditor, and an explanation of current account status as reported by the collection agency.
Tampa General Hospital
Collection services
(9B)Collection account
Placed for collection
9/1/2001
7/1/2003
01Z5P001/MEDCLR INC
9037139
$123
$123
-
ATT Wireless
Collection services
(9B)Collection account
Placed for collection
5/1/2003
6/1/2003
04326001/CRD PRT ASSO
889327752
-$96
$96
-
AT T BROADBAND
Collection services
(9P)Payment after charge off/collection
Paid collection
7/1/2002
1/1/2003
04326001/CRD PRT ASSO
728157819
1/1/2003
$53
$0
F
Name of the creditor
Type of service
Status of the account
Notes on the account
Date the account was reported
Last verified date on the account
Member number associated with the accountAccount number for the account
Date the account was closed
Original amount that is owed
Current balance as of the verified date
Verifies that the account has been closed
PUBLIC RECORDS
7. If there are any civil actions with dollar amounts awarded, they will appear below the score summary in a field named Public Records.
Public Records information consists of bankruptcies, liens, and civil actions against a consumer.
This information will include; the reporting account's name and number, original filing date with court, status date if status is satisfied, released, vacated, discharged or dismissed, amount and type of public record, certificate or docket number, and code describing the consumer's association to the public record item per the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
Also provided is the plaintiff name; liability and asset amounts for bankruptcies only, voluntary indicator for bankruptcies only.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharged
Federal District
9905381
Miscellaneous and public record
7/1/1999
11/1/1999
Individual account
05079095
$0
$0
Civil judgement
99M1703591
Miscellaneous and public record
2/1/1999
Individual account
5027325
Albert S. Klopf
$11Paid civil judgement
Municipal Court
2C02730
Miscellaneous and public record
10/1/2002
3/1/2003
Individual account
0508720V
JANE DOE
$16,211
Type of the record
Type of court
Docket number associated with record
Type of disposition
Date the record was reported
Date the record was paid
Type of account
Member number associated with record
Name of the plaintiff
Name of the attorney
Total amount that is owed
Amount of assets
Amount for liability
TRADE LINES
8. Under the trade lines portion of the credit report, creditors report the amount of loans and credit cards with payment histories. The name of the creditor is in the left column, the credit amount information in the center column, and the payment history is in the right column.
Househould HLD BANK/07991188
0293592399
Revolving account
(09)Charged off as bad debt
Purchased by another lender
12/1/1999
5/1/2001
Banks and S&Ls
$400
$1,148
$0
$4/1/2000
Account was closed because of charge-off or repossession
Joint account
PEOPLES ENGY/026JX001
7500028283747
Open account
(9B)Collection account
Canceled by credit grantor
3/1/2002
4/1/2003
Utilities and fuel
$382
$382
$377
10/1/2002
Account was closed because of charge-off or repossession
Individual account
CAPITAL 1 BK/01DTV001
517805218329
Revolving account
(05)120 days past due
4/1/2002
1/1/2003
Banks and S&Ls
$697
$739
$114
$22
554321111
MIN
Authorized account
Name of the company
Date the account was opened
Most amount the consumer can owe
Currently still owes
Minimum monthly payment
Number of times 30 days late
Number of times 60 days late
Number of times 90+ days late
Account number with the company
Date the account was last reported
Most amount the consumer has owed
Amount that is past due
Number of months repaid
Payment pattern (Left being the most current)
Type of account
Kind of business of the company
Amount that was charged off
Original amount owed
Date the account was closed
Payment terms made with the company
Status of the account
Reason the account was closed
Users on the account
Notes about the account
PAYMENT HISTORY
9. On the far right hand side of the report is the consumer payment history for the past 24 months. These codes reflect the monthly status of an account and are displayed for balance reporting loans. Collections and charge-offs are not graded. These codes stand for:
0 Current account/zero balance-reported on update tape
1 Current
2 30 days past the due date
3 60 days past the due date
4 90 days past the due date
5 120 days past the due date
6 150 days past the due date
7 180 days past the due date
9 Collection
B Account condition change, payment code not applicable
X No history reported for that month
INQUIRIES
10. This portion of the report is named inquiries. This is a list of companies that have inquired about the applicant's credit, usually for the purpose of extending new or additional credit. Numerous inquiries lower the applicant's summary score by about two points per inquiry.
7/17/2003 NCO GRP 03899329
6/17/2003 FNB OF MARIN 02200488
4/23/2002 1ST PREMIER 00020123
3/13/2002 SURPAS CORP 00000001
1/10/2002 1ST PREMIER 00020123
Date the report was obtained Name of the company that inquired upon the report Company's subscriber number
WARNING MESSAGES
11. The last portion of the report is called warning messages. This is a list of messages that have to do about the applicant's credit, social security number, name, and/or address.
(OFAC)1-Requested product delivered / H01
(OFAC)4-Default product delivered /
Credit data not suppressed
Current Address ALERT (house number mismatch): Mismatch - input does not match file
Surname ALERT: Mismatch - input does not match file
The first three messages means you have received all the products that was provided.
Address mismatch means the address provided by your applicant is not on file with the credit bureaus.
Surname mismatch means the last name of the applicant is not on file with the credit bureaus.
12. Remember, if you have any questions or need assistance, please call us 626 798-6670. Our customer service is available 6AM to 6PM Monday through Saturday and 10AM to 4PM Sundays PST.
13. The Three Credit Reporting Agencies are;
EQUIFAX, CONSUMER ASSISTANCE, P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241 Telephone (800)685-1111;
EXPERIAN, CONSUMER ASSISTANCE, P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013-0036 Telephone (888)397-3742; and
TRANS UNION CORP, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, 2 Baldwin Pl., P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022 Telephone (800) 888-4213.