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High balances and low scores
EaglesFan2006
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High balances and low scores
10-06-2012
03:12 PM
I have high util on my credit cards, so my scores are lower right now. When I pay them down, could I still be hurt by having had high util in the past? Or will the zero balances simply reflect in my score?