Credit Reporting Exceptions

Credit Reporting Exceptions

When running your credit reporting file, multiple pieces of information are verified to determine if an account should be sent to the credit bureau. If the account fails one of the those checks, you will see an entry in the Account History screen and the credit flag on the account with change to an (E)xception. Below is a list of the possible exceptions and a description of what causes that exception. 

ACCOUNT OLDER THAN 6.75 YEARS — The account is older than 6.75 years. This occurs if there are 2,464 days or more between the Date of Referral and the Date of Delinquency, or if there are 2,464 days or more between the current date and the Date of Delinquency.


BAD PIF/SIF STATUS — The status code on the account is PIF or SIF, the account has been reported before, and is now trying to report as (93) - PAST DUE rather than (62) - PAID IN FULL.



CLIENT DOESN’T REPORT — The Client is set not to report and this account has not reported before. (System Administration -> Maintain Clients -> Add/Edit/Delete Clients)



DOR REFERENCE DATE — The Date of Delinquency is after or equal to the Date of Referral.




INVALID CO-MAKER ADDRESS — The Address 1 field on the co-maker is invalid or empty.




INVALID CO-MAKER STATE ZIP — The State/Zipcode field on the co-maker has invalid or missing data. 




INVALID DEBTOR ADDRESS — The Address 1 field on the debtor is invalid or empty.



INVALID DEBTOR STATE ZIP — The State/Zipcode field on the debtor has invalid or missing data.



INVALID SPOUSE ADDRESS — The Address 1 field on the debtor is invalid. (the spouse is assumed to live at the same address as the debtor). 



INVALID SPOUSE STATE ZIP — The State/Zipcode field on the debtor has invalid or missing data. (the spouse is assumed to live at the same address as the debtor).



MINIMUM BALANCE — The account has not reported before and does not meet the minimum balance requirement. This requirement will be set on the individual client which takes precedence:
 (System Administration -> Maintain Clients -> Add/Edit/Delete Clients -> [Select the client] -> Client CB Setup).



if no minimum balance conditions are set on the client, the 'Credit reporting System Definitions' menu can be set for all clients to use.  
(Bureau Services -> Reporting (Metro 2 Format) -> Credit Reporting System Definitions)



MISSING DEBTOR/CO-MAKER/SPOUSE SSN AND DOB — The debtor/co-maker/spouse being reported is missing both the Social Security Number and Date of Birth. At least one of these are required to report bureau.





NO CO-MAKER NAME — The CO-MAKER is missing a first name or last name or both


NO DATE OF DELINQUENCY — There is no Date of Delinquency on the credit reporting screen for the account and the ability to generate one is not enabled.



NO DEBTOR NAME — The debtor is missing a first name or last name or both. When running business credit reporting files, only the first or last name must be filled out. However, both are required for consumers.



NO MAIN DEBTOR TO REPORT — There is no one set to report on the joint report screen for the account (Credit Reporting Screen -> Joint Report).



NON-REPORTED PIF/SIF — The status code on the account is PIF or SIF and the account has never been reported to the bureau before.



NO SPOUSE NAME — The spouse is missing a first name or last name or both. The spouses last name is assumed to be the same as the debtor.

 

STATE TABLE — The State the debtor’s address is in is set to be excluded (Bureau Services -> Reporting (Metro 2 Format) -> Non Licensed State Table.



STATUS TABLE — The status code on the account is in the exception table (Bureau Services -> Reporting (Metro 2 Format) -> Maintain Status Code Exception Table.


    • Related Articles

    • Credit reporting without a Date of Delinquency

      In the last couple years, the credit bureaus enacted strict policies on the types of accounts that can be reported.They have also set more rigorous requirements for the data required for each account. One of the requirements that a large number of ...
    • How can I verify what the Original Creditor is on the credit report?

      An alias can be created from Main Menu> 05. BUREAU SERVICES> 02. REPORTING (METRO 2 FORMAT)> 08. ADD/EDIT CLIENT ALIAS NAMES NOTE: IF YOU DON'T WANT AN ALIAS CLIENT NAME, THEN DON'T ADD AN ALIAS ON THAT CLIENT NUMBER.  IF THE ALIAS IS LEFT BLANK THE ...
    • What does it take for an account to Credit Report?

      Credit flag must be ‘R’ Status code must not be in the exception table (Main Menu> Bureau Services> Reporting Metro 2 Format> Maintain Stats Code Exception Table) A check mark indicates that the selected status code is blocked. Debtor’s state must ...
    • Important System Changes you will See in Beyond Build 2.15.1 or Higher

      Changes you will see in Beyond Build 2.15 This document includes information about Beyond Release 2.15.1 which is available now. In the customer portal, you will find the Beyond Release Notes for this build which will help break down everything ...
    • CB Online requests getting 'No Record' response

      These messages are passed back from the bureau. Though not common, it is possible that a debtor legitimately has no credit record. CB Online may be able to confirm if that is a legitimate response.  CB Online support 800-234-7683