Credit Score & Credit Report Articles

We've been helping consumers access their Credit Reports online longer than anyone, so it's fair to say we know a bit about what we do. Here you'll find handy articles covering a range of topics, plus all the latest news on product improvements and features.

The UK's First Provider Of Online Credit Reports

Launched 24 Years, 35 Million Credit Scores & 8 Million Credit Reports Ago

The UK's First Provider Of Online Credit Reports

Article by Kelly Luff

26th February 2020

Will Checking My Credit Report Affect My Credit Score?

Does checking your Credit Report lower your Credit Score? This a question we’re regularly asked, especially as the importance of Credit Reports is becoming more widely understood. The question seems to be based on a simple idea: when someone else checks your Credit Report, it damages your Credit Score, so it must also be true when you check it yourself. Thankfully, this is far from the truth.

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Article by Sam Griffin

24th February 2020

How To Remove Financial Associations

A Financial Association is another individual with whom you’ve had some financial connection – usually a spouse or partner or family member. Once a Financial Association has been created, it will remain on your Credit Report indefinitely, until you manually request to have it taken off.

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Article by Sam Griffin

21st February 2020

Refused A Mobile Phone? Find Out Why

Nowadays mobile phones are more popular than some of our favourite everyday things, like microwaves, pets, and televisions.

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Article by Sam Griffin

19th February 2020

Other Names On My Credit Report

Your Credit Report is a detailed record of your financial history – one that is central to all sorts of major life events, like applying for a mortgage, a new car, or even a job. Unexpectedly finding another person’s name on your Credit Report can therefore understandably cause a bit of a shock.

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Article by Paul Anderson Riley

14th February 2020

The Advantages Of A Multi Agency Credit Report

These days your Credit Report can be checked for any number of reasons throughout the year, including background checks during job applications, landlord checks and even from insurance or utility providers when you shop around for quotes.

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Article by Paul Anderson-Riley

12th February 2020

What's More Important: Your Credit Score Or Report Data?

The relationship between Credit Scores and Credit Reports is pretty cyclical: one being strong usually means the other is equally good and you should have easy access to credit, right? Well, in a way. You might be surprised though how much of a role a ‘score’ really plays when it comes to borrowing.

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Credit Score & Credit Report Articles

The UK's First Provider Of Online Credit Reports

Launched 24 Years, 35 Million Credit Scores & 8 Million Credit Reports Ago

The UK's First Provider Of Online Credit Reports

Will Checking My Credit Report Affect My Credit Score?

How To Remove Financial Associations

Refused A Mobile Phone? Find Out Why

Other Names On My Credit Report

The Advantages Of A Multi Agency Credit Report

What's More Important: Your Credit Score Or Report Data?

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