How to check my credit score on credit karma

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What might happen if I get a new loan?

What might happen if I add a new credit card?

Credit Score Simulator only works if you're signed in to your Credit Karma account. Log In or sign up to see how this could impact your credit score.

What might happen if I transfer balances to a new card?

How much do you want to transfer?

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What might happen if I close my oldest card?

Creditor Name 10 years, 4 months old

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What might happen if my credit application were denied?

Applying for credit will usually add a hard inquiry to your credit report. If you’re approved, you’ll also add a new account. But if you're denied, the inquiry will be the only new item on your report. See how a hard inquiry from around a year ago might affect your score now.

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What might happen if I increase credit limit?

By how much do you want to increase your credit limit?

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What might happen if I increase or decrease balances?

Choose your new total balance

Current Balance:$5,000

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Total Credit Limit: $6,000

Careful! Your balances can't be higher than your total limits.

What might happen if I let my accounts go past due?

How many accounts?

How long past due?

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What might happen if I never made any late payments?

We'll show you what your score might have been if your previously reported late payments had been on time. Choose how many months you'd like us to go back.

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What might happen if I have my wages garnished?

If you have a civil judgment against you, a judge could rule that a certain portion of your paycheck will automatically be taken to pay off your debts. See what might happen if a wage garnishment order is included on your report.

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What might happen if I go into foreclosure?

If you fall behind on your mortgage payments, your lender may attempt to force the sale of your home to make up for the financial losses. See what might happen if a foreclosure is included on your report.

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What might happen if I have an account sent to collections?

If you fall behind on one of your debts, your original lender could pass that debt to a collection agency. See what might happen if an account in collections is reported to a credit bureau.

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FAQs

The Credit Score Simulator is an educational tool. Explore, adjust and ponder, but just remember these are estimated outcomes and not predictions.

How does the Credit Score Simulator work?

The Credit Score Simulator starts with the information in your current TransUnion credit report and explores how changing that information could affect your score. Of course, it’s all hypothetical. Simulating these changes won't actually affect your score or report.

Are these changes guaranteed?

The Credit Score Simulator can help you dig into some of your credit "What Ifs," but it's not meant to predict or guarantee any future score changes. When you use the Credit Score Simulator, you'll notice that you can only change one scenario at a time. But in real life, your score is usually affected by several credit report changes at once.

What scoring model is the Credit Score Simulator based on?

Just like the scores you see on Credit Karma, the Credit Score Simulator is based on VantageScore 3.0 credit scores. Keep in mind that scores change in different ways based on what scoring model is being used.

What if I make more than one important change at once?

We know that in the real world, more than one change can happen to your finances at a time. The benefit of the Credit Score Simulator is that it shows you an estimate of how much impact one particular action could have on your credit health. So, when your score changes in the future, you might have a better idea of which particular actions are causing that change.

How long do score changes usually last?

The short answer: It depends on your situation. Effects from a missed payment, for example, will generally take longer to wear off than those from a hard inquiry. In the real world, you usually also have more than one change on your report at a time. So even if the effects of one change wear off, another may still affect your score. To make sure you’re on track, check in regularly and dig into your reports.

How do I check my score on Credit Karma?

You can view your credit score history by following these steps: Log in to your Credit Karma account. Go to My Finances on the top banner. Click My Finances on the dropdown.

Why can't I check my credit score on Credit Karma?

You may have a thin file. Having a thin file means there isn't enough information on your credit reports to calculate your credit scores. This makes it so we're unable to pull enough information from the credit bureaus to create a Credit Karma account for you.

Is Credit Karma a good site to check your credit score?

Here's the short answer: The credit scores and reports you see on Credit Karma come directly from TransUnion and Equifax, two of the three major consumer credit bureaus. The credit scores and reports you see on Credit Karma should accurately reflect your credit information as reported by those bureaus.

How can I see my score credit?

You can request a free copy of your credit report from each of three major credit reporting agencies – Equifax®, Experian®, and TransUnion® – once each year at AnnualCreditReport.com or call toll-free 1-877-322-8228.