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i consolidated student loans and when the balance on one of them dropped to $0, my score dropped. I would have expected a score increase?
This is normal behavior. If you search this forum, you'll find dozens of posts about the same thing happening to other members.
http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Understanding-FICO-Scoring/Installment-tradeline-utilization-thread/...
