Checking, Savings, and Credit Card Applications

Application Form for Checking and Savings Accounts

Once you get the job of your dreams, understanding how to fill out forms for a savings or checking account will be a necessity. Banks will ask you fill out applications for new Checking and Savings Accounts.

CheckingSavingsApplication

 

 

Filling Out A Check

With your new Checking account you will receive a checkbook.
Knowing how to identify the parts of a personal check and fill one out correctly will also be important.

Example of a Personal Check:

AnnotatedBankCheck

 

Credit Card Applications

These days everyone has a credit card which is why it is important to know what an application for a credit card looks like and how to fill one out is important.

Student Credit Card Application

StudentCreditCardApplication

The Three Major National Credit Bureaus

The following information is from the USA.Gov site.

Credit reporting is a system lenders use to decide whether or not to give you credit or a loan and how much interest they can charge you for it. Your credit report is based on the bills payments you have missed or been late paying, loans that you have paid off, plus your current amount of debt.

A credit report contains information on where you work and live, how you pay your bills, and whether you’ve been sued, arrested, or filed for bankruptcy. Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) gather this information and sell it to creditors, employers, insurers, and others. The most common type of CRA is the credit bureau.

Credit Scores

Based on the information in your credit report, lenders calculate your credit score so they can assess the risk you pose to them before they decide whether they will give you credit. The higher your score, the less risk you pose to creditors. The information in your credit report is used to calculate your FICO (the acronym stands for Fair, Isaac and Company) score.

Your score can range anywhere from 300-850. Aiming for a score in the 700s will put you in good standing. A high score, for example, makes it easier for you to obtain a loan, rent an apartment, or lower your insurance rate.

Your FICO score is available for a Fee. Free credit reports do not contain your credit score, although you can purchase it when you request your free annual credit report.

The three major national credit bureaus are:

Equifax, 1-800-685-1111 
Fraud Hotline: 1-888-766-0008

Experian, 1-888-397-3742
Fraud Hotline: 1-888-397-3742

TransUnion, 1-800-916-8800
Fraud Hotline: 1-800-680-7289

You can request your free credit report online or by calling 1-877-322-8228.