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EX up, EQ down - same balance/util

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kimbersleep
Contributor

EX up, EQ down - same balance/util

I find it so interesting that when my NFCU goRewards card reported a balance today (around 10% util) my Experian FICO 8 score went up 7 points, and my Equifax FICO 8 score went down 9 points, as alerted by the MyFICO Android app.

Next 3B Premier should be available tomorrow so I'm curious to see what, if any, report differences may have contributed to this behavior.

Have you seen this before?

04/20/17 - Fico Score 8: EQ 695, TU 689, EX 728; Mortgage: EQ 731, TU 740, EX 815 [Starting Point on MyFico]
05/09/18 - Fico Score 8: EQ 827, TU 821, EX 811; Mortgage: EQ 815, TU 795, EX 822 [Latest MyFico 3B]
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kimbersleep
Contributor

Re: EX up, EQ down - same balance/util

Trans Union FICO 8 score just went down by 10 points as well.
04/20/17 - Fico Score 8: EQ 695, TU 689, EX 728; Mortgage: EQ 731, TU 740, EX 815 [Starting Point on MyFico]
05/09/18 - Fico Score 8: EQ 827, TU 821, EX 811; Mortgage: EQ 815, TU 795, EX 822 [Latest MyFico 3B]
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Revelate
Moderator Emeritus

Re: EX up, EQ down - same balance/util

Well, yes.  There's some differences potentially in how the three bureaus under FICO 8 handle number of cards with balances but it's never been nailed down certainly here anyway, and for all I know it's just some wonky thing in the monitoring solution though I find that a bit suspect.

 

I guess needs to be tested if possible since we have 2 threads running on basically the same possible issue as of today, but something is weird.

 




        
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kberly69
Frequent Contributor

Re: EX up, EQ down - same balance/util

In my totally unscientific and based-on-a-personal-experience only opinion, EX seems to like you to use your cards and TU and EQ do not. I saw a 22 point jump in EX when a higher balance posted. I know it could be any number of mysterious algorithms based on sun spots and the wild naked mole rat population, but as I said, unscientific Smiley Happy


CH7 BK Discharged 10/16
Oct/Nov 2016: EQ 632 TU 532 EX 573
Feb 2017: EQ 695 TU 673 EX 670
March 2017 EQ 702 TU 676 EX 673
April 2017 EX 683 (TU & EQ unknown)
May 2017 EQ 695 TU 685 EX 693
Feb 2018 EQ 704 TU 687 EX 694

9/24/20: 4 years from discharge FICO 8: EQ 751 EX 765 TU 766 FICO 9 EQ 814 EX 804 TU 821
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Anonymous
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Re: EX up, EQ down - same balance/util


@kberly69 wrote:

In my totally unscientific and based-on-a-personal-experience only opinion, EX seems to like you to use your cards and TU and EQ do not. I saw a 22 point jump in EX when a higher balance posted. I know it could be any number of mysterious algorithms based on sun spots and the wild naked mole rat population, but as I said, unscientific Smiley Happy


Hmmm. I'm going to watch that, then. I expect my scores, based on past experience, to update somewhere around June 8 - 12, so that's when my new Overstock card should be added. I put a $115 purchase on it over the weekend, and right now am awaiting the welcome letter/package from Comenity so that I can get the full account #, set up online account and first payment, etc. I expect the impact of $4,000 extra revolving credit and slash in overall utilization to offset whatever dings happen from the change to AAoA and whatever spend has been on my cards this past month, but we'll see.

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