Definitions for "Beacon Score"
A specific credit score developed by Equifax. There are thousands of slightly different credit scoring formulas used by bankers, lenders, creditors, insurers and retailers. Each score can vary somewhat in how it evaluates your credit data. Check your credit score online.
"BEACON" and "Empirca" are used interchangeably within RSBL, as both are Credit Bureau Application scores. BEACON is calculated from a customer's Equifax credit file and is used to understand a customer's likelihood to repay. The score uses a mathematical equation that evaluates information on the customer's credit file compared to information patterns in millions of past credit files. BEACON scores can range from 300 to 850. The higher the score, the lower the risk to creditors. The Trans Union (Canada's other main bureau provider) equivalent of the BEACON score is the Empirica score.
A credit score that is calculated from Equifax credit report, on the basis of scoring models formulated by Equifax and Fair, Isaac and Company Inc
Ploy used by some bankruptcy attorneys to delay a foreclosure of real property by filing a Chapter 13 petition, then quickly converting the filing to a Chapter 7. See more on Bankruptcy.