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In South Africa, your credit profile is one of the most important tools lenders use to assess your ability to manage debt. But have you ever wondered how your credit information actually gets to the credit bureaus — and why sometimes, not all the bureaus have the same information?
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When most South Africans apply for a home loan, they're told the basics: improve your credit score, keep your debt-to-income ratio low, and ensure you can afford the repayments. But what happens behind the scenes once your application hits a bank’s credit risk engine is far more complex — and it's grounded in advanced statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and geographic risk profiling.
This article explores how banks in South Africa assess home loan applications through a lens of statistical risk mitigation, going beyond the surface-level criteria and into the data-driven processes used to manage exposure to default.
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Most consumers are aware that any lender in South Africa doing a credit check on their personal profile could negatively affect their credit score. While this is true in some circumstances, it’s important for consumers to understand when it applies.
There are certain types of credit checks that affect a customer’s credit score, and some credit checks that will not affect scoring at all.
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A credit bureau is a company that collects and maintains information about consumers' credit and payment histories. Their purpose is to provide credit providers with accurate and up-to-date information to assess the creditworthiness of individuals and determine their ability to repay loans.
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The bank will assess your application by way of a sustained affordability test – assessing future economic factors as well as current ones. The main ones include interest rates and inflation. Read on to learn more...
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Buying an immovable property is one of the most fulfilling experiences in life, and when one embarks on that endeavor, hurdles along the way are definitely not appreciated. This is why more and more home buyers are finding it much easier and convenient to use the services of bond originators in the application process of home loans.
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