Boy was I shocked when I learned from a friend that my excellent FICO score means pretty much nothing in the D.R.!!!!! And, that doing business with a Cooperativa does not guarantee you credit in the D.R. in fact...it doesn't actually count.
I found this out through a friend of mine that works at Orange. We were casually talking about the different Orange plans available. She mentioned the Max plan and I immediately said, "Oh I bet I qualify for that one because of my excellent FICO score in the States." She immediately said, well, we don't go by that here. We use DATACREDITO. And to get the MAX plan you'd have to have a great history with bank accounts, credit cards etc established in the D.R.
Is what my friend telling me true? If so, what are the first steps you'd recommend to establishing credit in the D.R.?
I found this out through a friend of mine that works at Orange. We were casually talking about the different Orange plans available. She mentioned the Max plan and I immediately said, "Oh I bet I qualify for that one because of my excellent FICO score in the States." She immediately said, well, we don't go by that here. We use DATACREDITO. And to get the MAX plan you'd have to have a great history with bank accounts, credit cards etc established in the D.R.
Is what my friend telling me true? If so, what are the first steps you'd recommend to establishing credit in the D.R.?
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