Credit Score Dashboard Powered by SavvyMoney

Aug 1, 2023


 

Monitoring your credit score is FREE for Rally online banking members!

You now have instant access to your credit score, credit report, personalized money-saving offers, and financial education tips on how to improve your score or maintain an already great score.

It’s built right into an easy-to-use dashboard within online and mobile banking, so you don’t need a new login.

Benefits of checking your score today include the ability to:

  • Receive daily credit monitoring with alerts for major changes
  • Identify credit bureau errors
  • Understand the factors that impact you score
  • Work toward your financial goals

To access, log in online or to our mobile app, select Credit Score Dashboard from the menu, follow the prompts and check your credit score in minutes.

With this program, you always know where you stand with your credit and if you could save money with Rally. The program monitors your credit report daily and informs you by email if there are any big changes detected such as a new account being opened, a change in address or employment, a delinquency reported, or an inquiry made. Monitoring helps you keep an eye out for identity theft as well.

Credit Score Dashboard by SavvyMoney FAQs

What is SavvyMoney?
SavvyMoney is a comprehensive Credit Score program offered by Rally, that helps you stay on top of your credit. You get your latest credit score and report, an understanding of key factors that impact the score, and can see the most up to date offers that can help reduce your interest costs. With this program, you always know where you stand with your credit and how Rally can help save you money. Credit Score also monitors your credit report daily and informs you by email if there are any big changes detected such as: a new account being opened, change in address or employment, a delinquency has been reported or an inquiry has been made. Monitoring helps users keep an eye out for identity theft.

Will Rally use my SavvyMoney Credit Score to make loan decisions?
No, we use our own lending criteria and credit bureau reports for decisioning a loan. The SavvyMoney Credit Score is an educational program that can help you manage your credit so when it comes time to borrow for a big-ticket purchase—like buying a home, car or paying for college—you have a clear picture of your credit health and can qualify for the lowest possible interest rate.

If Rally doesn’t use my SavvyMoney Credit Score to make loan decisions, why do we offer it?
SavvyMoney Credit Score is an educational program that can help you manage your credit so when it comes time to borrow for a big-ticket purchase—like buying a home, car or paying for college—you have a clear picture of your credit health and can qualify for the lowest possible interest rate. You’ll also see offers on how you can save money on your new and existing loans with us.

What is a SavvyMoney Credit Report?
SavvyMoney Credit Report provides you all the information you would find on your credit file including a list of open loans, accounts and credit inquiries. You will also be able to see details on your payment history, credit utilization and public records that show up on your account. When you check your credit report, there will be no impact to your score.

Is there a fee?
No. SavvyMoney is entirely free and no credit card information is required to register.

How often is my credit score updated?
If you are a regular online banking user, your credit score will be updated every month and displayed in your online banking screen. You can click “refresh score” as frequently as every day by navigating to the detailed SavvyMoney site from within online or mobile banking.

Will accessing my SavvyMoney Credit Score ‘ping’ my credit and potentially lower my credit score?
No. Checking your SavvyMoney Credit Score is a “soft inquiry”, which does not affect your credit score. Lenders use ‘hard inquiries’ to make decisions about your credit worthiness when you apply for loans.

Does SavvyMoney offer credit report monitoring as well?
Yes. SavvyMoney will monitor and send email alerts when there’s been a change to your credit profile.

Can Members use SavvyMoney on mobile devices?
Yes, SavvyMoney is available for both mobile and tablet devices and is integrated inside our mobile application.

How does SavvyMoney keep my financial information secure?
SavvyMoney uses bank level encryption and security measures to keep your data safe and secure. Your personal information is never shared with or sold to a third party.

How does the SavvyMoney Credit Score differ from other credit scoring offerings?
SavvyMoney pulls your credit profile from TransUnion, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, and uses VantageScore 3.0, a credit scoring model used collaboratively by the three major credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. This model seeks to make score information more uniform between the three bureaus to provide consumers a better picture of their credit health.

Why do credit scores differ?
There are three major credit-reporting bureaus—Equifax, Experian and Transunion— and two scoring models—FICO or VantageScore—that determine credit scores. Financial institutions use different bureaus, as well as their own scoring models. Over 200 factors of a credit report may be considered when calculating a score and each model may weigh credit factors differently, so no scoring model is completely identical. No matter what credit bureau or credit scoring model is used, consumers do fall into specific credit ranges: Excellent 781–850, Good 661-780, Fair 601-660, Unfavorable 501-600, Bad Below 500.

What if the information provided by SavvyMoney Credit Score appears to be wrong or inaccurate?
The SavvyMoney Credit Score makes its best effort to show you the most relevant information from your credit report. If you think that some of the information is wrong or inaccurate, we encourage you to take advantage of obtaining free credit reports from Annual Credit Report.com - Home Page, and then pursuing action with each bureau individually. Each bureau has its own process for correcting inaccurate information but every user can “File a Dispute” by clicking on the “Dispute” link within their SavvyMoney Credit Report. However, The Federal Trade Commission website offers step-by-step instructions on how to contact the bureaus and correct errors.

Can a Joint Account holder also use SavvyMoney?
SavvyMoney pulls the credit score based on the information of the primary account holder. If a Joint Account would like to benefit from this service, they can open a savings account where they will be the primary account holder. You can do this online by clicking here.

What if I locked myself out from enrollment of SavvyMoney?
Please select the 'contact us' link when prompted within the module or you can email the support team directly at [email protected]. Please provide your name and inform them you are a member with Rally Credit Union. Depending on the type of 'block' the support team may be able to reset a member and can reattempt enrollment. If the block is set by the bureau, unfortunately, you will have to wait the full 30 days. This is a security feature as the bureau identifies possible fraud. In any case, the support team will be able to review and assist.

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