Your Credit Report is a record of your personal Credit History and includes details of your financial commitments and personal circumstances including:
- Credit accounts held in your name including mortgages and credit and store cards.
- Your repayment history and account balances.
- Your address and historical address links.
- Your electoral roll details.
- Other public financial information held about you, such as details of any Count Court Judgements or debt relief orders.
Contrary to popular belief checking your own Credit Report won't have an impact on your Credit Score or Credit Rating, in fact it's in your interests to keep a close eye on your details to ensure they're correct.
As long as you give your permission your Credit Report can be accessed by a range of organisations to help them decide whether you're creditworthy. These organisations include:
- Lenders such as banks and building societies who you may have asked for a loan or mortgage.
- Companies such as car dealerships, retailers, mobile phone contract and utilities providers.
- Credit card companies and store card providers.
If you're accepted for credit the information in your Credit Report may be used to determine the rate of interest you'll pay. That's why before you apply for a loan or credit card it's well worth finding out exactly how lenders see you by checking your Credit Report.
You could then use your Credit Report to address any inaccuracies before they have an impact, as well as seeking information from the PrivacyGuard team about any other steps you could take.
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The good news is if you're a PrivacyGuard member you'll be able to:
- Regularly check your Credit Report.
- Receive alerts which will warn you about any significant changes to your Credit Profile.
- Get advice from our specialists who can help you understand your Credit Report and answer any queries you may have.