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Balance Transfer and Credit Utilization

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TRC_WA
Senior Contributor

Re: Balance Transfer and Credit Utilization


@Anonymous wrote:

 


Welcome to the forums.  There is no way anyone would know the answer to your question.  How a large balance on a credit card will affect your scores is entirely dependent upon what your credit file looks like.  Unless you are planning on a mortgage or auto purchase I wouldn't worry about score changes so much.  Your reports have no memory when it comes to utilization and whatever drop you might get will disappear as you pay off the card.


That. ^

 

I let a $4800 balance report on my Sallie Mae last month and lost 6 points...  I paid it in full and after a few charges the new balance reported was $1400.

 

Got the 6 points back.

FICO8 current as of : 4-17-24 EQ: 724 TU: 707 EX: 706
Hard INQs last 12 months: EQ: 5 | TU: 8 | EX: 9
Verizon Visa $8500 Amex Delta Reserve $10,000 Care Credit $18,000
NFCU CashRewards $7500 Apple Card $7000 Best Buy $8000 Amazon $5000
NFCU auto loan (2022 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands - Cactus Gray) 6.95%
NFCU motorcycle loan (2024 Harley Davidson Road Glide - Alpine Green & Chrome) 9.45%
Total CL: $64,000 --- Total CC UTI: 27% --- AAoA: 5.5 years --- Income: $200k
Last app: 4-6-24
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