abboy

How do I ask American express to give me credit score to the credit reporting agency such as Equifax or transunion?
I have been using Amex for the past 4 months and always paid my balance before due date and I just found out they did not give me any credit score. When I applied for the card, I did not have my SSN yet. Could this be the reason?
Each time I apply for a store credit card , I always got rejected for lack of credit history.

NC Penguin

I may be mistaken but you can't ask any credit provider to inform any credit bureau about your credit worthiness. It's entirely up to the credit provider if they even do so in the first place.

Second, I've read that it can take at least six months before any credit related activity hits your credit report.

Have you read the credit FAQ at the top of this forum? You'll probably find it helpful.


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Patrick Hasler

You are entitled to one copy of your credit report from each of the main 3 credit scoring companies every year at no charge. Try contacting Equifax yourself.

anotherlimey

I believe your credit report is tied to your SSN, so if they don't have it they can't update your report.

abboy

Do I need to send them a copy of my SSN card or just call them? Somebody suggested to my husband that I should send them a copy of my SSN card and address it to "whom it may concern to the credit department of the lender" I dont like the idea of giving a copy of my SSN card with my signature in it to just anyone in the lender credit department. Would that be enough to just advise them my SSN through phone?

Yorkieabroad

or go to annualcreditreport.com to download it free (pay extra if you want the actual score).

You get to download 1 a year from each of the 3 main reporting agencies, so we're set up to do one of them every 4 months, so we at least keep a slightly closer track on the reports....still gives someone 4 months to have some fun at our expense, but at least its better than seeing them all at the same time then waiting a year till the next one..

anotherlimey

You can probably give it over the phone..

abboy

Have you read the credit FAQ at the top of this forum? You'll probably find it helpful.


NC Penguin[/QUOTE]

Where is the credit FAQ? Cant find it

Irn-bru

STOP APPLYING for one!!! You lower your score every time you get rejected and when your score finally does register you will find it lower than you think! Go to http://www.myfico.com/ do what we did at the beginning and pay for it. You will get e-mails telling you when your score will go up or down so you can work out what you are doing wrong or right. Especially for newbies like me that can't get your head round these stupid scores!

AdobePinon

Speaking for myself, I don't find that 10% off of one purchase is enough reason to get a store card. Evil things.

NC Penguin

Where is the credit FAQ? Cant find it [/QUOTE]

It's the second Read Me stuck at the top of this forum. It contains various FAQs including one on credit in the US.


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NC Penguin

BTW, is your American Express card a British issued one or one issued in the US? If it's the former, it'll mean diddly squat for your credit rating in the US. i.e. it doesn't count towards it.

PS: when you get your SSN, you give it to Amex (if it's a US issued card). Without it, they cannot even report your credit usage to the credit bureaux.


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paddingtongreen

You need an SSN to get your Credit Report. Your credit report doesn't have your credit score, you have to go with one of the fee places to get that.
You only get a credit listing if you have a credit history. The classic path is to get a secured card to start, or get a co-signer with a credit history.

Jerseygirl

No...don't give a copy of your SS card to anyone.

scrubbedexpat099

The companies that use Credit scoring as part of their deal have to also provide data back to the agencies.

All however based on SSN, or ITIN.