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12 hours 3 minutes ago #315982 by Jane
Will the banks info shared to the DWP show as a soft/hard search on claimants credit reports?

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9 hours 25 minutes ago #315984 by David
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Hi Jane

The DWP does not supply information to credit reference agencies. I think you are asking the wrong question here as financial institutions supply a lot of personal client information directly to credit reference agencies.

David

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8 hours 44 minutes ago #315986 by Jane
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Hi David,
I've probably got it back to front. However I feel you've answered my point. I was wondering although it doesn't apply to me if the data the banks give to DWP as the bank is supplying ( I understood the DWP can request info but not asking that) they are the ones compiling a synopsis of data to the DWP; therefore I'm considering the banks themselves are in effect doing financial checks !?!

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7 hours 59 minutes ago #315988 by David
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Hi Jane

The following is the sort of information banks and Building Societies supply to Credit Reference Agencies:

1. Identification / personal data
Full name, any previous names / aliases used on the account
Date of birth
Current address and previous addresses linked to you
Electoral Roll flag from the account opening

2. Product / account level
Account type - e.g. current account, personal loan, mortgage, credit card, overdraft, secured loan
Provider name
Date account opened / start date
Account number (masked) and role - sole / joint / guarantor
Credit limit or original loan amount, and current balance / overdraft limit
Mortgage specifics - property value, repayment type, term

3. Repayment / conduct data - this is the core of it
Monthly balance
Monthly payment due and payment made
Repayment history for last 6 years, month by month, using status codes: 0 = up to date, 1 = 1 month behind, 2 = 2 months behind... up to 6 = 6+ months behind, plus D = default, S = settled
Default data - date of default, defaulted balance, date satisfied if paid
Overdraft usage - whether you go over an arranged limit, and if you have an unarranged overdraft

4. Arrangement / forbearance flags
Arrangement to Pay, payment holiday, reduced payment plan, forbearance due to financial difficulty
Managed account / debt management plan flag

5. Other account statuses
Settled / closed date and final balance
Voluntary termination / repossession for secured loans
Account disputed / fraud flagged
Gone Away / address unknown - if mail

David

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