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As kids, the only report we were worried about was our school reports that illustrated our academic performance, not much has changed since then. Report cards have been replaced by CIBIL report/score and it does have the same effect on us. Like we already know a CIBIL score or report determines your financial history. We all know that the score or report plays a very important role in one’s financial journey. But just how important is your CIBIL score is the question here. How much does it matter? How does it matter to your bank? We’ll explore the importance of it right here.
We are all aware of our CIBIL scores. But who calculates it and how exactly is it calculated? CIBIL score or report is prepared by Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited which plays an imperative role in the financial system of India. CIBIL prepares your report or score based on your financial data acquired. This data contains your payments records of loans and credit cards. The member banks of CIBIL submit these reports every month. Based on the reports submitted by the bank the CIBIL score and report is prepared.
So how much does CIBIL report or score matter? CIBIL score/report plays a very crucial role in your financial journey. Credit lenders rely on your cibil score/report to determine if you are worthy of availing credit. If your CIBIL score is below average the lenders will be hesitant to advance loans and credit cards. If an individual has a score above 750, they have a better chance at getting loans and credit cards with the best rates. CIBIL score and report helps the lender and the borrower in identifying their credit history better.
Banks and financial institutions collect information about the borrowers to ensure that they are eligible enough to be granted a loan or credit card. From statistics, about 70% of the information collected by the banks about borrowers matches with their CIBIL report and CIBIL score. This proves how accurate CIBIL report is. The banks and financial institutions don’t leave any stone unturned when it comes to collecting information about the borrower and the fact that 70% of the CIBIL report matches to the collected data proves that CIBIL report is accurate and gives a detailed information about the individual’s credit history. Banks more often than not bank on CIBIL report to check an individual’s credit history despite after collecting information about the borrower. Banks check on your CIBIL score to analyse if you’ve ever defaulted in your financial journey in the past as it would have been recorded on your CIBIL report. Your CIBIL score or report will determine your eligibility to avail loans and credit cards.
Your CIBIL score shouldn’t be taken lightly as it plays a crucial role in your financial journey. Given below is a list of things that are affected by your CIBIL score or CIBIL report.
A bad or poor CIBIL score does not put an end to your financial journey but it will slow you down. There is no need to fret if you have a bad CIBIL score, you can always change it before it’s too late. It is important to check your CIBIL report for errors if you notice that you have a bad report. If your CIBIL report is not updated or if it has errors you need to get it corrected immediately. The individual can address the concern with CIBIL’s “dispute resolution” if there is an error in the report. But if the bad score is due to poor financial decisions, it is important to improve your CIBIL score by making payments on time and not defaulting. Because at the end of the day CIBIL score does play a very crucial role in determining how easy your financial journey is.
TransUnion CIBIL is one of the leading credit information companies in India. The company maintains one of the largest collections of consumer credit information in the world. CIBIL Score plays a key role in the lives of consumers. Banks and other lenders check the CIBIL Score of the applicants before approving their loan or credit card application. Consumers can visit the official website of CIBIL to check their CIBIL Score and Report.
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