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How will something as small as skipping your cable bill for a month impact your score? Or on the other end of the scale, how will a major event like filing bankruptcy, doing a short sale or falling into foreclosure hurt your score?? Here’s a quick breakdown of the damage both great and small.
FICO Score Simulator offers these ballpark figures for free online. For more detailed projections involving more variables, you’ll have to purchase this FICO analysis product for $15.95 per bureau.
When you do a short sale, the lender agrees to let you sell your property for below market value and walk away with no further obligations. But if you go into foreclosure, the lender has the right to sue you for deficiency, which will foul up your credit for seven years. That means you’re responsible for whatever financial losses they suffer as a result of the foreclosure. A foreclosure can lead you to bankruptcy, which remains on your file for 10 years.
* Credit goes to syndicated financial writer Kenneth Harney for these numbers, which are compiled based on your VantageScore — not your official FICO score. Your FICO score would likely take a similar hit.
This post was last modified on March 22, 2017 2:51 pm
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