Streamers are known for sharing various aspects of their lives with their audiences, but Twitch streamer Felix "xQc" Lengyel may have shared a little too much. During a recent Twitch livestream, the popular streamer looked up his credit score and discussed why it isn't higher.
Twitch viewers are typically taken for a wild ride on most xQc livestreams as the gaming expert goes from one game to another. The popular streamer is known for cycling through games such as Minecraft, GTA Online, Bloons TD, Chess, and Call of Duty. Beyond simply playing games, xQc often reacts to videos and clips of other streamers, but sharing his credit score may be the most personal thing he's done.
Looking up his credit score using FICO score, xQc showed off a "good" score of 718 out of 850 according to the U.S. Credit Bureaus. After saying that his credit score is GG, xQc went on to explain why it isn't perfect and how the lower score has messed with his life as a Twitch streamer, like the excessive police raids he experienced. According to xQc, a trip to the hospital in his early days streaming in Los Angeles caused a significant dip in his previously impeccable credit score.
Prior to moving to the United States, xQc was a Canadian citizen and wasn't used to paying for hospital bills. The Twitch streamer stated that he "thought it was like in Canada" and this is the reason why he forgot to pay the bill which took its toll on his credit score. The longer a bill goes unpaid, the more likely it is to affect your credit score and it wasn't long before xQc encountered billing issues that affected his credit.
After xQc relocated a few times for safety reasons, he tried to purchase blinds for his new house two years after the LA hospital visit and he failed a credit check. Although the Twitch streamer had the funds to cover the roughly $3,000 blinds, the transaction was halted due to xQc's history of unpaid bills. After being told that he failed the credit check, xQc assured the salesman that he could afford the blinds. The salesperson told xQc that the purchase would have to be made through other methods as a result of the credit check.
Because xQc has remained one of the most popular Twitch streamers for years now, some viewers were surprised to see that xQc's credit wasn't higher. Although xQc admitted to his credit score tanking due to the hospital bill, xQc continues to make enough money through Twitch donations, subscriptions, etc. to cover such emergencies in the future. While some viewers may have higher credit scores than the Twitch streamer, some went as far as to call xQc's credit bad.