Like the illusion of Wall Street, with its vast and powerful investment banks, now shuttered, China too is an illusion perpetuated by the Globalists that gave us the 15,000 mile Caesar salad, poisoned cat food and lead based paint on babies' pacifiers. Like the illusion that money would come from thin air to always push housing prices higher, China has spent a generation pursuing its illusion. Pursuing an unattainable dream to be like the West, while 6000 years of its carefully shepherded top soil blows into the sea.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
Credit will be associated with everything we need and do in the US. Low FICO means you don't pay your bills.
If you don't pay your bills you should be forced to work off your debt. I see a future with indebted people being treated far differently than those with a savings and good credit score. _________________ got cash?
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
As we enter this deep and long lasting deflationary period, your FICO score will not matter one bit. There will be no credit available, period.
It will not matter if you have a stellar credit score, and no current debt as there will be no credit available. It is going to take the banks a long time to reinflate, and even longer for consumers who survive the coming deflationary period to become willing again to assume even modest amounts of debt.
The old joke is going to become the truth; in God we trust, all others pay cash.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
ColossalContrarian wrote:
Credit will be associated with everything we need and do in the US. Low FICO means you don't pay your bills.
If you don't pay your bills you should be forced to work off your debt. I see a future with indebted people being treated far differently than those with a savings and good credit score.
Two things:
1) Amerika cannot pay its debts...so all of its citizens can expect to be debt slaves.
2) Those that do save will see thier saving hyperinflated away AND when FDIC goes bk - depositor's (inflated) savings will vanish.
No - unfortunately - what we are seeing is debtors benefiting and savers being punished. It will get worse...alot worse. _________________ 500 MPH into a brick wall - me
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
ColossalContrarian wrote:
Credit will be associated with everything we need and do in the US. Low FICO means you don't pay your bills.
it's already like that.
ColossalContrarian wrote:
I see a future with indebted people being treated far differently than those with a savings and good credit score.
who are you rip van winkle? it's already like that.
ColossalContrarian wrote:
If you don't pay your bills you should be forced to work off your debt.
some thoughts:
--why? the govt's in debt; corporations get into debt and can't pay; why the hell should the individual go into slavery while everyone else skates?
--i'd like to see someone try and force the majority of the population into forced labor to pay off their debts. yeah sure, that'll happen.
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bottom line: we need a system that doesn't operate on debt.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
I disagree. FICO scores and credit records are being used for more than just loans. Interest rates on your credit cards can fluctuate based on your credit scores. Many employers now check credit reports before hiring. Renting an apartment, applying for insurance, some government permits or licenses, getting phone or utility services, etc.
We are consumers now, not citizens. _________________ Civilization is a personal choice.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
I have a low credit score. It is not because I don't pay my debts, it is because I have no debts. When I bought my truck, I had NO credit score as I had no debt. It was a miracle I was able to get a loan. 1.5 years into it, 1.5 years left, will be paid off in about 10 months. The only other loan I have is a house-seller financed, not reported to a credit bureau. Since I do not use credit, I am punished with a low score. The payments are made ahead of time and in larger amounts than the minimum due. Total remaining balance of these loans=$25k.
A credit score can also be seen as a measure of how much money the banks can make off you. They don't make much off me, hence the low score. _________________ If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--for ever."
-George Orwell, 1984
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
Try getting a mortgage in today's environment with a lousy credit score.
As credit availability dries up, only the most qualified buyers will have access to it.
It's nice to be able to sit on your high horse and talk about how you don't need access to credit but for most people the ability to get a mortgage, a student loan, a credit card or a home equity line of credit is very important. _________________ "www.peakoil.com is the Myspace of the Apocalypse."
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
nobodypanic wrote:
ColossalContrarian wrote:
Credit will be associated with everything we need and do in the US. Low FICO means you don't pay your bills.
it's already like that.
ColossalContrarian wrote:
I see a future with indebted people being treated far differently than those with a savings and good credit score.
who are you rip van winkle? it's already like that.
--i'd like to see someone try and force the majority of the population into forced labor to pay off their debts. yeah sure, that'll happen.
***********
bottom line: we need a system that doesn't operate on debt.
the nice thing about credit scores is that you can see who is reliable and who isn't
The way in which debtors will be treated differently is that they won’t have access to public utilities for example or if they do they’ll have to pay in advance. Maybe it’s already like this, I don’t know.
i.e. If you want to heat your home, pay up now or get some good down comforters. If you want to rent an apartment, forget it or pay in advance.
I have good enough credit to get everything I need but I don’t know if it’s necessarily “good” as I only have a debit card/emergency credit card (with zero balance), rent, cell phone, utilities, and car insurances that’s all I can think of at the moment. If I want to go buy a house or car I know my credits good enough to get those.
Roccland, maybe the FICO will go away someday but I’m hoping I can use my current credit worthiness to obtain the things I need –like rent, utilities ect. Because these businesses know I’ll pay my bills and when tshtf I believe there will still be the utility companies looking for someone to sell their energy to and landlords looking for someone to rent their apartments to. _________________ got cash?
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
It would be nice is to hear from someone who has poor credit and how their daily life is.
What do they need to do differently because their FICO score gets in the way in various parts of life?
Maybe it doesn’t make a difference because they pay cash all the time. I’m just curious to know if having poor credit effects people’s daily life. _________________ got cash?
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
I'll bite on that, last time I ran the scoreI was in the 50 percentile (I done remember the exact score). Just applied for credit for an atv. I was approved at 12.99% for 60 monthes. (I decided to go used). I was surprised that in this atmosphere I was given credit for what amounts to a toy that easily. I still get probably 3-5 credit card offers in the mail a week. I own my house and have good relations with the credit union so the score is not that important to me. My credit card rates are between 12-15% I dont know if this is good or not.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
Tyler_JC wrote:
It's nice to be able to sit on your high horse and talk
I assure you there is nothing high about my horse. I don't use credit because I do not wish to pay the price. Rather than borrow, I go without. _________________ If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--for ever."
-George Orwell, 1984
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
ColossalContrarian wrote:
It would be nice is to hear from someone who has poor credit and how their daily life is.
What do they need to do differently because their FICO score gets in the way in various parts of life?
Maybe it doesn’t make a difference because they pay cash all the time. I’m just curious to know if having poor credit effects people’s daily life.
I never borrowed any money until I was 40; sadly i have since then and now have a mortgage, car payment, and two credit cards. At that time I went to go buy a car (a 99 neon in 98, I think) and the auto salesman who was about eighteen pulled the ballon off of a car that I didn't even want, went inside, and came back with a look of shock on his face. He said where have you been all your life (you don't wanna know). he said you don't even exist on the computer; I would'nt sell you a car if you put 2000 down right now. I didn't expect anything different, but my wife was really pissed. So she bought a piece of sh*t ring from Fingerhut and paid it off then next month (she was not a US citizen at that time) and they sent her a fingerhut mastercard with a ten thousand dollar limit. Go figure. And in direct answer to your question, we didn't buy a house for a long time because we had no existing credit rateing. Oh to be there NOW.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Are FICO scores becoming irrelevant?
ColossalContrarian wrote:
the nice thing about credit scores is that you can see who is reliable and who isn't
This is true, but not necessarily in the way one might assume. The highest FICO scores are awarded to those who demonstrate maximum profitability to their creditors, not to those who are the most intelligent with the management of their funds. For example, the wise and responsible thing to do from a consuming perspective is to pay off credit card balances in full every month. Unfortunately, from the creditor's point of view, people who do this represent little if any profit (they might make a little if there's a yearly fee for the card). In fact, the credit industry term for people who pay off their balances every month is deadbeat. Bit different than what most of us think of when we hear that word, eh? _________________ "It means buckle your seatbelt, Dorothy, because Kansas? Is goin' bye-bye... "
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