You're the idiot.
A FICO score is a score generated by one credit reference agency, according to their weighted preferences and score system. There are many.
Your credit score is not comprised of your credit history. Your credit reports are comprised of your credit history. Your credit score is the number the private company assigns to that credit history, according to their internal scoring methods. Other reference agencies will provide a different score.
It's your credit history that is important to lenders. They decide what profile of customer they're looking for. Believe it or not there are companies out there that are actively looking for customers who have a level of difficulty with repayments. Some are looking for spotless, risk-averse lending.
My scores are very low. I obtained 2 additional lines of credit in the last 8 weeks in addition to a 25% increase on another. Crazy how that works. My credit history is the important factor and what marks me as attractive to lenders.
Your score, whoever provides it, is just an indicator.
Glad to hear that you're no longer in credit management.
I think an idiot would be the person who can't figure out how to post a direct reply.
A FICO score isn't a credit score? Sure, bud. And your Experian and Equifax scores aren't either.
Yes, subprime lending exists. And the companies who want those people as customers charge them higher interest and fees. Because they have lower credit scores. Do you think that a person with a higher score than you couldn't get the same increases you did, or better?
What you're saying is the equivalent of your ACT and SAT scores not mattering, because what colleges are really looking at is how many questions you answered correctly vs how many you didn't.
If you have a good credit history, your score will be higher. So yes, the score may not be the end all be all, if there are explainable factors, but you saying it doesn't matter is stupid.
I'm glad I chose not to be in that profession anymore either. Just dealing with idiots all day telling me their credit score shouldn't matter, and that I should finance a brand new Lexus for them. Just a bunch of yous. Disgusting.