The Cost of Bad Credit
According to MyFICO, a division of Fair Isaac, a consumer with a FICO score between 720 and 850 might get a 5.922% rate on a $200,000 30-year fixed mortgage rate. That would give him a payment of $1,189 a month and $228,072 in interest over the life of the loan. A consumer with a FICO score between 675 and 699 might get a 6.584% on the same loan, which would cost him $1,275 a month, with $259,074 in interest over the life of the loan, or $31,002 more.
The consumer with a FICO score between 620 and 674 might get a 7.734% rate and pay $1,431 per month, costing him $315,021 in interest over the life of the loan. That’s $55,947 more than the middle-score borrower and $86,949 more than the borrower with excellent credit.
Worse yet, a consumer with a score between 560 and 619 might get an 8.531% rate, pay $1,542 per month and pay $355,200 in interest over the life of the loan. The difference in interest paid over the life of the loan between the first and last example is more than $127,000.
…Auto loans can be just as costly for people with lower credit scores. For a $20,000, 48-month auto loan, MyFICO calculates that a consumer with a score between 720 and 850 might qualify for a 6.282% rate and pay $472 per month. That same consumer would pay $2,670 in interest over the four years of the loan. A consumer with a FICO score between 660 and 689 might qualify for an 8.844% rate and pay $496 per month and $3,819 in interest over the course of the loan. That same car cost the second borrower an extra $1,149 — $23.94 a month — just because of a lower credit score.
[From MSN Money and bankrate.com]
| Score | % of population | Score | % of population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
300-499 |
2% |
650-699 |
15% |
|
|
500-549 |
5% |
700-749 |
18% |
|
|
550-599 |
8% |
750-799 |
27% |
|
|
600-649 |
12% |
over 800 |
13% |
|
See also:
How Do They Calculate Your FICO Score?
Credit Cards And Interest Rates
and New Credit Scoring System
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