Comments on: The FICO® Score Breakdown http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/ Latest Credit Card News, Reviews and Information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kelli http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-120777 Kelli Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:54:59 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-120777 I have 11 credit cards all have 0 balances. Will my FICO score drop if I close 1 account every six months? I have 11 credit cards all have 0 balances. Will my FICO score drop if I close 1 account every six months?

]]> By: Mr Credit Card http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-120709 Mr Credit Card Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:42:02 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-120709 depends on your utilities - some do, some do not. But you can bet that if you are 60 days late they will report you. depends on your utilities – some do, some do not. But you can bet that if you are 60 days late they will report you.

]]> By: Jane http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-120708 Jane Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:39:09 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-120708 Hi, I've been reading about the importance of paying utility bills on time and the afffect they have on FICO scores. I have all three of my credit reports, and nowhere are my utility payments mentioned. Are these companies required to report to credit agencies, or is this at their discretion. I ask because this would raise my FICO score considerably having never been late in years. Thank you, Jane Hi,
I’ve been reading about the importance of paying utility bills on time and the afffect they have on FICO scores. I have all three of my credit reports, and nowhere are my utility payments mentioned. Are these companies required to report to credit agencies, or is this at their discretion. I ask because this would raise my FICO score considerably having never been late in years. Thank you, Jane

]]> By: kevin http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-110134 kevin Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:21:28 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-110134 hi, i have a truck loan that is 48 pmts in...without incident ( always on time) however this month i wasnt able to make the pmt until the 30 th day...past due . iknow when things are more than 30 days past due, they are reported. seeing i made it, and it was posted that day as pd, do they still report as late even though it was paid on the 30th day past due and not after??? if it does go on my credit score,.....what kind of drop is it gonna feel score/ point wise??? will i be able to recover from this, seeing im never late on any bills? thanx hi,

i have a truck loan that is 48 pmts in…without incident ( always on time) however this month i wasnt able to make the pmt until the 30 th day…past due . iknow when things are more than 30 days past due, they are reported. seeing i made it, and it was posted that day as pd, do they still report as late even though it was paid on the 30th day past due and not after??? if it does go on my credit score,…..what kind of drop is it gonna feel score/ point wise??? will i be able to recover from this, seeing im never late on any bills?

thanx

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]]> By: connie http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-104782 connie Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:26:40 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-104782 I am a AMEX Green Card holder for the past 14 years and have never failed to pay the balance each month. About 16 months ago, I also became an AMEX Blue card holder with a $10,000.00 limit. I did not use this card until this past December and have a balance of about $1000.00. While I have not paid the balance off each month, the few payments I have had to make have been on time and more than the minimum. I do plan to pay if off over the next couple of months. However, I just received a letter from AMEX advising me that my $10,000.00 limit has been reduced to $1400.00. My question is this--Since lowering the limit makes it appear that I have almost maxed the card out--how does this affect my credit score (my most recent score was 738),wouldn't this have a negative affect on my credit? I am a AMEX Green Card holder for the past 14 years and have never failed to pay the balance each month. About 16 months ago, I also became an AMEX Blue card holder with a $10,000.00 limit. I did not use this card until this past December and have a balance of about $1000.00. While I have not paid the balance off each month, the few payments I have had to make have been on time and more than the minimum. I do plan to pay if off over the next couple of months. However, I just received a letter from AMEX advising me that my $10,000.00 limit has been reduced to $1400.00. My question is this–Since lowering the limit makes it appear that I have almost maxed the card out–how does this affect my credit score (my most recent score was 738),wouldn’t this have a negative affect on my credit?

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]]> By: April http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-100895 April Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:06:46 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-100895 I used to have good credit but when I purchased my home my score went down some, though I was on time...recently I was having a hard time paying my home loan because my husband's business was not doing well to be able to pay the mortgage (he pays though I am the only person on the loan) so we fell behind however we recently qualified for a loan modification (which the only way we could get them to help us is to be deliquent on the mortgage) but now my credit score is in the mid 500's...all of my other credit cards are on time though they all raised the interest rate on me so my only option to go back to my original low rate is to opt out (forced to close cards) so in about a year we will be debt free with all close credit cards...however I want to start working on my credit score...will my lender reverse the deliquents on my credit now that it is added to the new loan...also will getting a secured loan/credit card now though I have good credit card history help bring up my score? I used to have good credit but when I purchased my home my score went down some, though I was on time…recently I was having a hard time paying my home loan because my husband’s business was not doing well to be able to pay the mortgage (he pays though I am the only person on the loan) so we fell behind however we recently qualified for a loan modification (which the only way we could get them to help us is to be deliquent on the mortgage) but now my credit score is in the mid 500’s…all of my other credit cards are on time though they all raised the interest rate on me so my only option to go back to my original low rate is to opt out (forced to close cards) so in about a year we will be debt free with all close credit cards…however I want to start working on my credit score…will my lender reverse the deliquents on my credit now that it is added to the new loan…also will getting a secured loan/credit card now though I have good credit card history help bring up my score?

]]> By: Mark http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-94793 Mark Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:30:17 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-94793 I have been rebuilding my credit and recently have been approved for cards with limits much higher than the high annual rate HSBC cards that I qualified for 2 years ago. Now these cards are dragging down my score, but since they are my oldest continual tradeline shown on the big 3, I do not want to close them. Is there a good card with that someone can qualify for a $5-10k line with a FICO of 708? I have been rebuilding my credit and recently have been approved for cards with limits much higher than the high annual rate HSBC cards that I qualified for 2 years ago. Now these cards are dragging down my score, but since they are my oldest continual tradeline shown on the big 3, I do not want to close them. Is there a good card with that someone can qualify for a $5-10k line with a FICO of 708?

]]> By: Cheryl Spencer http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/the-fico-score-breakdown/comment-page-1/#comment-91252 Cheryl Spencer Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:31:01 +0000 http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/?p=537#comment-91252 what interest rate can I expect to be charged with a FICO score of 717-720? what interest rate can I expect to be charged with a FICO score of 717-720?

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