westernrvparkowner wrote:
huntdooly wrote:
westernrvparkowner wrote:
First, you don't have a credit score in the mid 800s. The absolute maximum FICO score is 850, and that is unobtainable. Second, if you have no debt and no recent credit references your score will reflect that fact and will be lower than people who have a recent history of paying their credit obligations. Have no history for a long time and you will become what lenders call a "ghost". They have no way to determine if you have no credit history because you are extremely conservative or if it is because you have been in prison for the last 25 years. While it may be financially prudent for you to avoid debt it is not necessarily a good sign to a lender.
Your best options will be to either make a substantial down payment, thus lowering the risk for the lender or obtaining a loan where you have some financial history such as your local bank or credit union. Be aware lenders have additional criteria they consider besides credit score. Things like job stability, income and residency stability are also factors in getting a loan approved. Good Luck.
Our credit score is 841 to be exact. I was told by a lender that the highest score that one can have is 900. We do have a credit history in that we use credit cards for our grocery purchases, etc., which we pay in full every month, so we do have a credit history, but no comparable purchases.
Your lender was mistaken. You can check the websites of all three major credit bureaus TransUnion, Experian and Equifax. They will all confirm the highest possible score is 850. I am not sure who or what your 841 score is referencing, but it is not a score from the industry's accepted credit scores.
My background before RV parks was banking. Going beyond simple credit scoring, the fact you suddenly want to borrow a large sum of money for a recreational item will raise a red flag. It is going against your personal history. That alone may be enough for a lender to decline your application.
Sorry, you’re wrong. I have aFICO score in the 840’s as does my wife.
