Re: Sudden MyFico Score Drop...What Happened???

RSCo · ‎06-06-2013

I received a score alert today from MyFico.. GE/Walmart reported my monthly balance to the CBs and my balance went from $0.00 to $36.00... This ONLY update triggered a score watch alert where it advised me MyFico score dropped 7 POINTS!!! 7 points over a $36.00 balance... How is this possible? How can my score drop so much over $36.00? My credit limit is $1,500 on this card.. Shocking... I'm so digusted..

$30,500

$18,500

NPSL

$15,000

$10,000

$25,000

$32,000

CreditJunkie917 · ‎06-06-2013

What are your other cards looking at? Is your GE card the only one reporting a balance? Did your overall UTI go up from last month??

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Nyru · ‎06-06-2013

What was your score before & after. Anyway, It's just 7 points. I wouldn't worry too much about it. To answer your question, it's possible because you're reporting a balance, whereas before you weren't.

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jamesdwi · ‎06-06-2013

yeah its going around, credit sessame allerted me that my Chase Slate card CLI reported and my payments got reported, and my UTL on the card went down 10%, so my score should go up right? nope, down 4 pts the myfico allerted me. Apparently my AP spree was all on EX reports which sucks I was hoping that Discover or Citi would of pulled EQ or TU, but nope my lowest score EX but oh well got approved but none of it is reporting.

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improvingmycredit · ‎06-06-2013

@RSCo wrote:
I received a score alert today from MyFico.. GE/Walmart reported my monthly balance to the CBs and my balance went from $0.00 to $36.00... This ONLY update triggered a score watch alert where it advised me MyFico score dropped 7 POINTS!!! 7 points over a $36.00 balance... How is this possible? How can my score drop so much over $36.00? My credit limit is $1,500 on this card.. Shocking... I'm so digusted..

Hey RSCo!

FICO not only tracks utility of single cards and over all but also how many cards are reporting a balance. Though there are many reasons that your score could be affected, this may be the reason for the score change. I've found that with my personal FICO, if I allow more than 2 cards to reflect a balance, even at one time only let a 3rd report a $10 balance, my score drop 11pts. I frequently mess around with letting cards report and different % to see the effect. It's never more than a few points here or there but really, in the grand scheme of things, if you are not seeking new credit or a big purchase... don't sweat it. It will bounce back pretty quickly unless you have a baddie report. Hope this helps.

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RSCo · ‎06-06-2013

Thanks all for the feedback and suggestions..

So my fico score was right at 700 yesterday, then this, and ONLY this one update hit today and it was just a balance change from 0 --- > 36.00 out of a total CL of @1,500..

My overall accounts level Util's is 13% and has been at 13% for the past week or so.. I'm waiting for my 1 Amex to be "back dated" from 2003 back to 1998 and for my 2 new Amexs with back dates of 1998 to appear on my report.. I have a total of 18 credit and revolving accounts.. Oh well.. We'll see what happens.. But it sure seems to indicate that you get penalized for using any of the cards that you have.. ;/