Please note: You can ask that your credit card company let you know when they report to the bureaus so you can be informed and make your payments accordingly.
Your debts are heavily weighed by FICO and are a very large portion of the scoring model. If you have credit cards with large balances that you make payments on, on time that is great. However, the best way to really increase your credit scores is begin to pay down the balances on the cards as much and as soon as possible rather than the minimum payment.
If you have $20,000 in available credit and you have a $10,000 balance, your sitting at 50% of the utilization ratio which is not doing well for your credit scores. Just because you have a credit limit of $20,000, does not mean you want to push the balances out as far as you can to that limit. If you can, pay down the card as much as possible, rather than minimum payments on it. Once interest starts to kick in, you will want to start working that payment down quickly.
In Conclusion
If you start to make a change in these three areas of practice, you will start to notice a shift in your scores. Being smarter about your debt and understanding how FICO is working for, or against you will help you as you combat the credit world. Do you have questions about your credit report? If you would like to speak with one of our attorneys or credit advisors and complete a free consultation please give us a call at 1-800-994-3070 we would be happy to help.
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