|Articles|September 18, 2009
Q&A: How a car purchase affects your credit score
Author(s)Joshua Barnard, ChFC
A little-known fact about credit scores is that generally automobile financing uses a unique set of scores.
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Q: I recently applied for a mortgage and noticed my credit score was about 50 points lower than when I recently financed my car. Did the car purchase lower my score?
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